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Tirua, Chile

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About Tirua

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

The spot faces W (279°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (99°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). 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 month is usually May, with about 2 good days in 7; in February, March and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tirúa, 1.2 km away (about 5 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 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → ZCO · Skyscanner from about £535 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Tirua.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in TirúaAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

Tirua does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct172 ft8 smushy46kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct563 ft10 scrumbling241kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct674 ft11 scrumbling300kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct324 ft10 scrumbling265kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct344 ft7 smushy181kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct384 ft5 smushy61kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct373 ft10 scrumbling128kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct202 ft9 scrumbling81kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct193 ft5 smushy57kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct294 ft5 smushy75kJ15°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 ZCO, changing at ATL and SCL, then 2h by road. About 24h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Tirua

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Tirua

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 13 kn (23 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Tirua

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Tirua

    Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Tirua

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ZCO, changing at ATL and SCL, then 2h by road. About 24h 45 door to door

The trip from Tirúa, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £945–£1,825 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 ZCO, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and SCL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£535–£1,105
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£945–£1,825

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

Places to eat near Tirúa

  • Olas de Tirüa0.4 km from the centre
  • Entre Ajos Y Cebollas0.2 km from the centre
  • Ruka Weney0.2 km from the centre
  • A La Suerte De La Olla0.3 km from the centre
  • Mar Y Tierra0.4 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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