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Quintay, Chile

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Quintay cove
Quintay, the nearest town. Photo: TomasVial, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Quintay

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

The spot faces NW (300°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (120°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 6–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 Quintay, 0.3 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 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 Quintay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    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 Quintay · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Quintay · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Quintay on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Quintay does not suit intermediates. 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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct345 ft10 scrumbling424kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct446 ft13 scrumbling1,003kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct136 ft12 smushy870kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct266 ft7 smushy299kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct205 ft10 smushy514kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct265 ft9 scrumbling361kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct285 ft9 scrumbling299kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct174 ft10 scrumbling221kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct205 ft5 smushy103kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct254 ft11 scrumbling379kJ15°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
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 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

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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 Quintay

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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