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Matanzas

O'Higgins Region, Chile
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Matanzas is Chile's premier kitesurfing spot. Surfers: mornings only.

3-Day Forecast
Today
29
33
Poor
1.2m
@13s
12km/h
Thu
30
74
Good
2.3m
@16s
9km/h
Fri
1
64
Fair
1.8m
@15s
11km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.2m
SW(234°)
Score: 9/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 8/25
Wind
12km/h
SW(217°)
Score: 6/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm12%
Windswell Component
0.4mSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.3mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 6 km/h S|PM: 15 km/h WSW
6 km/h vs 15 km/h afternoon
High tide at 8am (0.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:17 am
Low tide - -0.65m
8:38 am
High tide - 0.53m
2:51 pm
Low tide - -0.55m
8:50 pm
High tide - 0.41m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

33
Poor
Components
Swell Direction16/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind6/25
Raw Score39/100
Adjustments
📉 Undersized Swell-6
Adjusted Score33/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score33

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (220°)
Direction range
190° - 260°
Size range
1m - 3.5m
Ideal size
2.8m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (85°)
Offshore range
45° - 125°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

13°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Famous kitesurfing spot. Mornings for surfing.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Famous for strong afternoon winds. Morning surf.

Getting There

Airport
SCL
Drive time
150 min
Data quality
verified

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