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Roca Cuadrada

Matanzas, Chile
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Roca Cuadrada ("Square Rock") is a big wave left reef near Matanzas that comes alive on massive SW swells. Named for a distinctive square-shaped rock, the wave can produce 30-foot faces for tow-in chargers.

3-Day Forecast
Today
16
24
Poor
2.8m
@15s
6km/h
Tue
17
6
Poor
2.9m
@14s
14km/h
Wed
18
13
Poor
2.9m
@15s
13km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.8m
WSW(241°)
Score: 2/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
6km/h
NE(51°)
Score: 22/25
Weather
16°C
0.9mm98%
Windswell Component
0.1mNNE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:50 am
Low tide - -0.49m
9:42 am
High tide - 0.28m
3:19 pm
Low tide - -0.40m
9:38 pm
High tide - 0.67m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

24
Poor
Components
Swell Direction15/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind22/25
Raw Score43/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score24/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score24

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 250°
Size range
4.5m - 9m
Ideal size
7.0m
Height multiplier
1.08×
Ideal period
20s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
70° - 110°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.5m - 2m

Water temp

13°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

10/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Near Matanzas. Big wave spot.

Best Season

Peak: May-Sep

Secondary: Apr, Oct

Big wave spot. Needs massive swell.

Getting There

Airport
SCL
Drive time
160 min
Data quality
community

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