El Claron, Chile

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Maitencillo, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 99 km.

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About El Claron

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

The spot faces N (339°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (159°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 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 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Maitencillo, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 99 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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 20 h 40 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. 2 h from the airport to El Claron.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Maitencillo, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 99 km.
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Forecast

El Claron does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Claron, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	340kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft13 ssoft	729kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	5 ft12 smushy	664kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	6 ft6 smushy	211kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	5 ft10 smushy	372kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	280kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	209kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	166kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	19°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	4 ft5 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	19°C
Tue 27Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	289kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to SCL, changing at ATL, then 2h by road. About 20h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf El Claron
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 6 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to SCL, changing at ATL, then 2h by road. About 20h 40 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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