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Puertecillo

O'Higgins Region, Chile
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Puertecillo is a quality left point break north of Pichilemu, offering long rides when WSW swells wrap into the bay. A less crowded alternative to the famous breaks further south.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
67
Good
2.6m
@16s
18km/h
Tue
31
56
Fair
3.1m
@17s
22km/h
Wed
1
32
Poor
3.4m
@15s
24km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.6m
WSW(246°)
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
0.1mSSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.3mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 15 km/h SSW|PM: 19 km/h SSW
Lighter winds early (15 km/h)
Mid tide at 9am (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:30 am
Low tide - -0.59m
9:30 am
High tide - 0.43m
3:21 pm
Low tide - -0.50m
9:37 pm
High tide - 0.67m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

67
Good
Components
Swell Direction24/25
Swell Size22/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score72/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score67/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score67

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (247°)
Direction range
225° - 270°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (112°)
Offshore range
90° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

14°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: North of Pichilemu. Coastal road.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

North of Pichilemu. Quality left.

Getting There

Airport
SCL
Drive time
170 min
Data quality
verified

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