Valpo Sup
Dive site · Chile
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
55Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 57 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 50 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 44 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.3 m
- Wind
- 15 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 43 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.4 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 56 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 17°C
Tue 10 · 59 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 360, good
- Wed 457, fair
- Thu 550, fair
- Fri 644, poor
- Sat 743, poor
- Sun 856, fair
- Mon 959, fair
- Tue 1059, fair
- Wed 1155, fair
The site in three facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 14 °C7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit
- Faces NWswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 1.0 m | 4 kn | 7kn | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 57, fair | 0.8 m | 9 kn | 13kn | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 50, fair | 1.1 m | 12 kn | 15kn | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 44, poor | 1.3 m | 15 kn | 19kn | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 43, poor | 1.4 m | 11 kn | 13kn | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 56, fair | 1.1 m | 6 kn | 16kn | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 59, fair | 1.0 m | 2 kn | 11kn | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 59, fair | 1.0 m | 1 kn | 12kn | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 55, fair | 1.1 m | 6 kn | 12kn | 17°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:00 +0.6 mLow 12:57 −0.5 mHigh 19:14 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:52 −0.3 mHigh 07:12 +0.5 mLow 13:51 −0.6 mHigh 20:10 +0.4 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 02:04 −0.4 mHigh 08:13 +0.5 mLow 14:36 −0.6 mHigh 20:57 +0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Valpo Sup
It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 km away. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 17°C in January, its warmest (7 mm wetsuit and hood). The town to stay in is Valparaíso. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 7.3 km away.
Water about 14°C: 7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun and Jul (about 9 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,020–US$1,970 each
about US$1,020–US$1,970 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SCL, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$570–US$1,180 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$81–US$134 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$195–US$322 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$174–US$329 |
| Total | about US$1,020–US$1,970 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Valparaíso
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about 10 min by car · 311 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Valparaíso its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$74 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 30m
About 20h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SCL, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 1h 50m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Valparaíso · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Valparaíso · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Escuela de Buceo Silencio Azul 7.3 km
Formasub 8.9 km
Tamarugo Dive 14 km
Austral Divers 20 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Leptograpsus Leptograpsus variegatus
Seen in 4 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.