Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft15 shollow
- Energy
- 487kJ
- Wind
- WNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 1,076kJ
- Wind
- N 1 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 58kJ
- Wind
- WSW 1 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 446kJ
- Wind
- SW 1 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 360kJ
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,200kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 672kJ
- Wind
- NNW 12 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 215, poor
- Tue 30, too big
- Wed 442, poor
- Thu 541, poor
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 70, too big
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
Los Molles does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft11 shollow9 ft at break (est.) | 981kJ | wind from the south-west, 1 knot | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 15, poor | 3 ft15 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 487kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft11 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 1,076kJ | wind from the north, 1 knot | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 42, poor | 4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 58kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, poor | 5 ft10 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 446kJ | wind from the south-west, 1 knot | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft6 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 360kJ | wind from the south, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft9 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.) | 1,200kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 672kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 487kJ | wind from the north-east, 0 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft12 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 817kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 18°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 03:27 +0.7 mLow 10:41 −0.5 mHigh 16:36 +0.1 mLow 21:51 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:41 +0.6 mLow 11:53 −0.5 mHigh 18:02 +0.1 mLow 23:23 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:58 +0.6 mLow 12:56 −0.5 mHigh 19:13 +0.3 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. 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
5 places
- Pichicuy 8.4 km away
- Punta Docas 9.7 km away
- Salinas de Pullalli 16.4 km away
- Papudo 24.8 km away
- Cachagua 34.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Los Molles
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (247°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (67°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Papudo. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,090–US$2,090 each
about US$1,090–US$2,090 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
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 30 October 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$569–US$1,180 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$80–US$134 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$194–US$322 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$174–US$328 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$74–US$127 |
| Total | about US$1,090–US$2,090 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
46 min by car · 25 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Papudo its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Cachagua on Booking.com
60 min by car · 4 places to stay
Nearest beds: Papudo, 26 km (about 50 min by car)
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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 20m
About 21h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SCL, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 2h 45m by road
Flights MDW → SCL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.