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La cruz, Chile

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

Also within 20 km of El Tabo

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El Tabo, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: perezcotapos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La cruz

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

The spot faces W (253°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (73°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 55). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in February, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is El Tabo, 3.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

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 20 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → SCL · Skyscanner from about £505 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to La cruz.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in El TaboAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in El Tabo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in El Tabo · 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 18Oct274 ft11 ssoft295kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct364 ft13 scrumbling569kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct315 ft11 ssoft610kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct316 ft8 smushy328kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct285 ft10 ssoft391kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct244 ft9 ssoft260kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct234 ft9 ssoft199kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct123 ft9 ssoft130kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct204 ft5 smushy67kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct243 ft11 ssoft279kJ18°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 SCL, changing at ATL, then 1h 45 by road. About 20h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Castilla-El Tabo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf La Castilla-El Tabo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Castilla-El Tabo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf La Castilla-El Tabo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to SCL, changing at ATL, then 1h 45 by road. About 20h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near El Tabo each day: Chepica, La Castilla-El Tabo, La cruz.

The trip from El Tabo, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £915–£1,765 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 SCL, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£505–£1,045
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£915–£1,765

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

Places to eat near El Tabo

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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