Chigualoco, Chile

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Papudo, is 84 km away. Nearest airport: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 195 km.

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About Chigualoco

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (245°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (65°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Papudo, is 84 km away. Nearest airport: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 195 km.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
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Getting there. 3 h 40 from the airport to Chigualoco.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Papudo, is 84 km away. Nearest airport: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 195 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Chigualoco, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	346kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	5 ft14 scrumbling	861kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	21, poor	6 ft12 scrumbling	796kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	6 ft12 scrumbling	824kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft10 scrumbling	593kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	387kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	4 ft10 smushy	328kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	4 ft10 smushy	231kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	17°C
Mon 26Oct	54, good	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C
Tue 27Oct	58, good	4 ft12 smushy	361kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	17°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to SCL, changing at ATL, then 3h 40 by road. About 22h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Chigualoco
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Chigualoco
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Chigualoco
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Chigualoco
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (16 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to SCL, changing at ATL, then 3h 40 by road. About 22h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £785–£1,550 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to SCL, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£505–£1,045
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£60–£100
Food	7 days eating out	£130–£245
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£55–£95
Total		£785–£1,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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