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Pancora
Surf spot · Chile
Is it worth the trip?
17Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 614kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 555kJ
- Wind
- SW 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 483kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 287kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 320kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 914kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 266kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 20, too big
- Tue 39, poor
- Wed 47, poor
- Thu 542, poor
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 70, too big
- Sun 828, poor
- Mon 99, too small
- Tue 1046, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Apr–Jul3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 891kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft10 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 614kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 9, poor | 6 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 555kJ | wind from the south-west, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 7, poor | 5 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 483kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 42, poor | 4 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 287kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 320kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 914kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 28, poor | 3 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 266kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft15 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 125kJ | wind from the north, 7 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | 6 ft12 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 756kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot | 21°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 03:40 +0.7 mLow 10:59 −0.5 mHigh 16:52 +0.1 mLow 22:10 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:55 +0.6 mLow 12:10 −0.5 mHigh 18:19 +0.2 mLow 23:43 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:12 +0.6 mLow 13:11 −0.6 mHigh 19:28 +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
best Apr–Jul
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
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 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, its town, photos
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Photos of Pancora
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More surf near here
3 places
- Punta de Lobos 0.6 km away
- Infernillo 5.3 km away
- Pichilemu 6.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pancora
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (271°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (91°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in February, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 3 good days in 7; in October, November and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pichilemu, 6.4 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 13°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: Pichilemu
11 min by car · 200 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Pichilemu 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 40m
About 21h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SCL, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 3h 05m by road
Flights MDW → SCL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.