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Curanipe, Chile

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About Curanipe

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

The spot faces NW (312°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (132°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 61). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 14°C in January, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). 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. The town to stay in is Curanipe, 0.2 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 24 h 40 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).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Curanipe.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct524 ft10 ssoft331kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct594 ft12 ssoft507kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct255 ft11 smushy604kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct185 ft10 smushy484kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct345 ft9 smushy353kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct384 ft9 ssoft257kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct373 ft9 ssoft183kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct253 ft9 ssoft112kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct313 ft12 smushy272kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct424 ft11 ssoft302kJ17°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CCP, changing at ATL and SCL, then 2h 15 by road. About 24h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Gotera

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Gotera

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Curanipe

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf La Gotera

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CCP, changing at ATL and SCL, then 2h 15 by road. About 24h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Curanipe each day: Curanipe, La Gotera.

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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 Curanipe

  • Hostería Curanipe0.1 km from the centre
  • Lucerna0.1 km from the centre
  • Mercado De CuranipeSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Casa Piedra Restobar_Pelluhue0.2 km from the centre
  • El mesón de Lulita" Hosteria y RestauranteSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
  • IL Polo pizzas-mas que pizzasPizza · 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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