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Las Bahamas, Chile

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

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Las Bahamas. Photo: Carlos Figueroa Rojas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Las Bahamas

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

The spot faces NW (322°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (142°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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). The town to stay in is Concón, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 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 25 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 50 from the airport to Las Bahamas.

  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Las Bahamas does not suit beginners. 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 Las Bahamas, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small4 ft11 shollow295kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct30, too small4 ft13 shollow573kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small5 ft12 smushy631kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct30, too small5 ft10 shollow521kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct17, too small5 ft10 shollow362kJwind from the north, 9 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct18, too small4 ft9 shollow263kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small4 ft9 shollow195kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore16°C
Sun 25Oct12, too small3 ft10 shollow155kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 26Oct13, too small4 ft5 shollow74kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot18°C
Tue 27Oct20, too small3 ft11 shollow286kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore16°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 50 by road. About 20h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Punta Piedra

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Punta Piedra

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  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 50 by road. About 20h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Concón each day: La Boca, La Boca Con Con, Las Bahamas, Negra, Playa Amarilla, Punta Piedra, Wave Meka.

The trip from Concón, 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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 Concón

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