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Isla Negra, Chile

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Bahía de El Quisco desde el norte
El Quisco, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Hardy Mardy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Isla Negra

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

The spot faces SW (243°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (63°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in February, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). 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 El Quisco, 4.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 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 20 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).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Isla Negra.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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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 18Oct584 ft11 scrumbling370kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct415 ft14 shollow741kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct236 ft12 scrumbling794kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct496 ft11 scrumbling708kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct445 ft10 scrumbling522kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct415 ft9 scrumbling333kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct654 ft9 scrumbling244kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct433 ft10 scrumbling191kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct454 ft5 smushy90kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct574 ft11 scrumbling361kJ17°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 1h 45 by road. About 20h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Isla Negra

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, wind 14 kn (27 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Isla Negra

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Isla Negra

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Isla Negra

    Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Isla Negra

    Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to SCL, changing at ATL, then 1h 45 by road. About 20h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near El Quisco each day: Ahogados, El Quisco Point, Isla Negra.

The trip from El Quisco, 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.

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 El Quisco

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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