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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
30
53
Fair
2.5m
@16s
18km/h
Tue
31
56
Fair
3.0m
@17s
22km/h
Wed
1
35
Poor
3.2m
@15s
24km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.5m
WSW(248°)
Score: 22/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
18km/h
SSW(205°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
13°C
0.0mm90%
Windswell Component
0.4mSW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 15 km/h SSW|PM: 19 km/h SSW
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
High tide at 9am (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:25 am
Low tide - -0.57m
9:25 am
High tide - 0.43m
3:17 pm
Low tide - -0.49m
9:37 pm
High tide - 0.68m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

53
Fair
Components
Swell Direction10/25
Swell Size22/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score58/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score53/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score53

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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