Carelmapu, Chile

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Villa Catedral, is 200 km away. Nearest airport: PMC (PMC), 61 km.

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About Carelmapu

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

The spot faces SE (157°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (337°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 115). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in May, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in January, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Villa Catedral, is 200 km away. Nearest airport: PMC (PMC), 61 km.

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

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PMC, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL).
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Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Carelmapu.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Villa Catedral, is 200 km away. Nearest airport: PMC (PMC), 61 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Carelmapu, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	49kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft7 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	47kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	32kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	14°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	19kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 26Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	24kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	12°C
Tue 27Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	31kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	12°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to PMC, changing at ATL and SCL, then 1h 25 by road. About 24h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to PMC, changing at ATL and SCL, then 1h 25 by road. About 24h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £825–£1,640 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to PMC, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and SCL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£545–£1,135
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£60–£100
Food	7 days eating out	£130–£245
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£55–£95
Total		£825–£1,640

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

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