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La Gotera, Chile

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Also within 20 km of Curanipe

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About La Gotera

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

The spot faces NW (301°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (121°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 45). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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, 8.7 km away (about 15 min by car).

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 30 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. 2 h 05 from the airport to La Gotera.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in CuranipeAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

La Gotera on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct406 ft11 ssoft713kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct205 ft11 scrumbling692kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct215 ft9 smushy461kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct205 ft10 ssoft384kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct194 ft10 scrumbling253kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct224 ft6 smushy80kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct143 ft10 scrumbling160kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct203 ft12 scrumbling320kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct265 ft11 scrumbling464kJ15°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CCP, changing at ATL and SCL, then 2h 05 by road. About 24h 30 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CCP, changing at ATL and SCL, then 2h 05 by road. About 24h 30 door to door

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

The trip from Curanipe, 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 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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