Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 5 ft swell at 10 s
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,210kJ
- Wind
- NE 2 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 507kJ
- Wind
- NNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 551kJ
- Wind
- NW 9 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 1,600kJ
- Wind
- SW 10 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,458kJ
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Sat 7 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 485kJ
- Wind
- E 2 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 148kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 16°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 30, too big
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 754, fair
- Sun 820, poor
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
Pucatrihue 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 | 8 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 831kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 12°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,210kJ | wind from the north-east, 2 knots | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 507kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 551kJ | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 12°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft10 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 1,600kJ | wind from the south-west, 10 knots | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,458kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 13°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 54, fair | 5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 485kJ | offshorewind from the east, 2 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 20, poor | 4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 148kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 907kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft11 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,330kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 15°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 04:36 +0.7 mLow 12:01 −0.5 mHigh 18:02 +0.1 mLow 23:07 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:56 +0.6 mLow 13:14 −0.6 mHigh 19:27 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:45 −0.3 mHigh 07:16 +0.6 mLow 14:14 −0.6 mHigh 20:30 +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).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 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
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pucatrihue
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (274°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (94°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.4 km out (1 in 141). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 14°C in January, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Bahia Mansa, 5.5 km away (about 10 min by car).
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$1,130–US$2,180 each
about US$1,130–US$2,180 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 ZOS, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and SCL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$610–US$1,270 |
| 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$1,130–US$2,180 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Bahia Mansa
10 min by car · 14 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Bahia Mansa 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 24h 15m
About 24h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ZOS, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), then 1h 15m by road
Flights MDW → ZOS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.