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Level 3/10

Maitencillo

Valparaiso Region, Chile
👥Crowded🌀Strong rips

Maitencillo is a popular beach resort and surf destination within easy reach of Santiago.

3-Day Forecast
Today
29
43
Poor
0.9m
@9s
7km/h
Thu
30
80
Firing
2.1m
@13s
9km/h
Fri
1
83
Firing
1.6m
@14s
6km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.9m
SW(235°)
Score: 10/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
7km/h
SW(230°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm24%
Windswell Component
0.2mSSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 2 km/h ESE|PM: 7 km/h WSW
Lighter winds early (2 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:08 am
Low tide - -0.62m
8:30 am
High tide - 0.54m
2:43 pm
Low tide - -0.52m
8:43 pm
High tide - 0.42m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

43
Poor
Components
Swell Direction21/25
Swell Size10/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score50/100
Adjustments
📉 Undersized Swell-7
Adjusted Score43/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score43

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (230°)
Direction range
200° - 270°
Size range
0.6m - 2.5m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
50° - 130°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

14°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

6/10

Access: Popular beach resort north of Valparaiso.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round waves. Summer crowds.

Getting There

Airport
SCL
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
verified

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