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Conchilla, Chile

Stay in Lota: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Lota

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About Conchilla

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

The spot faces NW (293°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (113°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–19 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 26). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 12°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 14°C in January, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Lota, 2.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 23 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CCP, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL).

    See flights MDW → CCP · Skyscanner from about £520 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Conchilla.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in LotaAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Lota · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Lota · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct81 ft7 shollow18kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct92 ft8 shollow36kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct61 ft12 shollow42kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct165 ft6 smushy150kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct103 ft6 smushy40kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct41 ft6 shollow7kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct41 ft10 shollow10kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct51 ft5 smushy5kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct72 ft5 smushy14kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct51 ft7 shollow13kJ18°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CCP, changing at ATL and SCL, then 55 min by road. About 23h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CCP, changing at ATL and SCL, then 55 min by road. About 23h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Lota each day: Conchilla, Playa Blanca.

The trip from Lota, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £930–£1,800 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to CCP, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and SCL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£520–£1,080
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£60–£100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£130–£215
Food7 days eating out£130–£245
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£55–£95
Total£930–£1,800

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

Places to eat near Lota

  • La Picá de la CarmelitaSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
  • KamPolloChicken · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Papa Johns PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Jotas SushiSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
  • La Pica De Don RichardBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Mercado De LotaSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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