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Punta de Choros

La Serena, Chile
🪨Rocks🏝️Remote

Punta de Choros is a remote left-hand point break near the Humboldt penguin reserve.

3-Day Forecast
Wed
29
23
Poor
1.6m
@8s
16km/h
Today
30
71
Good
1.8m
@17s
10km/h
Fri
1
55
Fair
1.8m
@15s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.6m
SW(223°)
Score: 12/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 1/25
Wind
16km/h
SSW(192°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
13°C
0.0mm82%
Windswell Component
0.3mSSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 10 km/h S|PM: 16 km/h SSW
10 km/h vs 16 km/h afternoon
Tide at 8am (0.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:51 am
Low tide - -0.54m
8:10 am
High tide - 0.54m
2:25 pm
Low tide - -0.45m
8:20 pm
High tide - 0.44m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

23
Poor
Components
Swell Direction19/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period1/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score33/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score23/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score23

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (215°)
Direction range
185° - 255°
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
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.6m

Water temp

15°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Near Humboldt penguin reserve.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Needs solid swell. Winter/spring best.

Getting There

Airport
LSC
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
community

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