Playa Amarilla
Surf spot · Chile
Is it worth the trip?
29Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 5 ft swell at 10 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 840kJ
- Wind
- N 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 369kJ
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 272kJ
- Wind
- NE 1 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 646kJ
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 955kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 560kJ
- Wind
- NNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Mon 9 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 316kJ
- Wind
- W 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 234, poor
- Tue 30, too big
- Wed 452, fair
- Thu 546, fair
- Fri 636, poor
- Sat 70, too big
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1053, fair
- Wed 110, too big
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–18 ftof swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best May–Aug1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 34, poor | 5 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 463kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 840kJ | wind from the north, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 52, fair | 5 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 369kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 46, fair | 4 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 272kJ | wind from the north-east, 1 knot | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 36, poor | 6 ft11 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 646kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 955kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 560kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 316kJ | wind from the west, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 53, fair | 5 ft12 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 553kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft11 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 825kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 23°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:44 +0.6 mLow 11:55 −0.5 mHigh 18:04 +0.2 mLow 23:26 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:01 +0.6 mLow 12:58 −0.5 mHigh 19:15 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:53 −0.3 mHigh 07:12 +0.5 mLow 13:51 −0.6 mHigh 20:10 +0.4 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 May–Aug
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 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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- La Boca Con Con 1.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Playa Amarilla
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (305°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (125°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–18 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Concón, 0.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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 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 |
| 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: 3 towns
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about 5 min by car · 43 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
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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 25m
About 20h 25m 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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