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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
30
2
Poor
2.7m
@16s
18km/h
Tue
31
9
Poor
3.4m
@17s
22km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
3.5m
@15s
24km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.7m
WSW(248°)
Score: 2/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 6/25
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
Lighter winds early (15 km/h)

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

2
Poor
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score21/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score2/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score2

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°

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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