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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
55
Fair
3.3m
@13s
13km/h
Mon
22
41
Poor
2.5m
@11s
15km/h
Tue
23
59
Fair
2.0m
@8s
7km/h
Wed
24
87
Firing
1.9m
@14s
5km/h
Thu
25
86
Firing
1.6m
@13s
3km/h
Fri
26
83
Firing
1.8m
@12s
7km/h
Sat
27
35
Poor
3.6m
@11s
8km/h
Sun
28
64
Fair
2.9m
@12s
6km/h
Mon
29
78
Good
1.9m
@12s
4km/h
Tue
30
68
Good
2.2m
@12s
11km/h

Today's Conditions

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Swell
3.3m
SW(229°)
Score: 5/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
13km/h
S(186°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
12°C
0.0mm11%
Windswell Component
0.4mSSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 7 km/h SSE|PM: 14 km/h SSW
7 km/h vs 14 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:00 am
High tide - 0.30m
8:48 am
Low tide - -0.35m
2:55 pm
High tide - 0.48m
9:40 pm
Low tide - -0.58m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

55
Fair
Components
Swell Direction24/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score57/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide-2
Adjusted Score55/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score55
🌊 Too low for this tide window
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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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