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Papudo, Chile

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About Papudo

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

The spot faces NW (310°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (130°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). 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 Papudo, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car).

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 55 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. 2 h 20 from the airport to Papudo.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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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 18Oct474 ft11 shollow380kJ16°C
Mon 19Oct575 ft9 shollow306kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct166 ft12 smushy776kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct385 ft10 shollow554kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct355 ft10 shollow438kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct344 ft10 shollow283kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct404 ft9 shollow268kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct233 ft10 shollow198kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct374 ft5 smushy89kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct424 ft12 shollow337kJ16°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 SCL, changing at ATL, then 2h 20 by road. About 20h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Papudo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Papudo

    Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Papudo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Papudo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to SCL, changing at ATL, then 2h 20 by road. About 20h 55 door to door

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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 Papudo

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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