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Buchupureo

Biobío · Intermediate Epic
3.2m
9/10
9s 5 km/h
Buchupureo - surf spot in Biobío

About Buchupureo

Small coastal town with various wave options ranging from beach break to point break. A quiet, uncrowded destination with consistent waves and pristine landscapes.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 Autumn and winter (April to September) ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-36.0774°, -72.7989° Biobío

Buchupureo — Biobío

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:03

Epic
9/10

Waves

3.2m

11.2s period

Primary Swell

2.9m

8.7s WSW

Wind

5 km/h

Gusts 11 km/h NE

Secondary Swell

1.4m

12.5s SW

Temp.

11.8°C

🧊 5/4mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

0.2 km

Fog

Sun & Moon

☀️
08:01
17:50
🌙
00:36
11:36
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 22:23 - -0.07m

Today's Tides

High Tide

04:20

0.74m

Low Tide

10:21

0.21m

High Tide

15:53

0.65m

Low Tide

22:23

-0.07m

Weekly Summary

Today

3.2m-3.3m

9s

WSW WSW
5 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

2.1m-3.2m

10s

WSW WSW WSW
6 km/h
🌓

Fri

1.9m-2.1m

9s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.5m-1.9m

9s

W W W
6 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.1m-1.5m

11s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.1m-3.8m

13s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌑

Tue

2.9m-4.2m

10s

WSW WSW WSW
13 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.6m-2.9m

8s

WSW WSW WSW
7 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.6m-3.2m

9s

SW SW SW
35 km/h
🌑

Fri

3.3m-4.2m

8s

WNW WNW WNW
25 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

22 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 04:20 (0.74m) 10:21 (0.21m) 15:53 (0.65m) 22:23 (-0.07m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Epic

3.3m - 3.3m

254° WSW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 11s
⚡ 433 kJ
Tides: 05:15 (0.78m) 11:39 (0.13m) 17:13 (0.57m) 23:21 (0.03m)
Morning Epic

2.6m - 2.8m

269° W
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.7m 9s
⚡ 269 kJ
Midday Good

2.4m - 2.4m

222° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.5m 8s
⚡ 342 kJ
Afternoon Good

2.3m - 2.3m

222° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.4m 8s
⚡ 314 kJ
At night Epic

2.6m - 3.2m

224° SW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.5m 9s
⚡ 332 kJ
Tides: 06:12 (0.97m) 13:15 (0.04m) 18:30 (0.47m)
Morning Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

224° SW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 9s
⚡ 262 kJ
Midday Good

2.1m - 2.1m

243° WSW
Period: 8s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 10s
⚡ 139 kJ
Afternoon Good

2.1m - 2.1m

280° W
Period: 7s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 11s
⚡ 106 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.1m

224° SW
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 10s
⚡ 159 kJ
Tides: 00:22 (-0.06m) 07:15 (1.01m) 14:14 (-0.13m) 19:52 (0.47m)
Morning Good

1.7m - 1.8m

263° W
Period: 9s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 8s
⚡ 115 kJ
Midday Good

1.6m - 1.6m

222° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 7s
⚡ 152 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.6m - 1.6m

224° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 7s
⚡ 152 kJ
At night Epic

1.7m - 1.9m

223° SW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 9s
⚡ 115 kJ
Tides: 01:23 (-0.09m) 08:13 (1.17m) 15:12 (-0.20m) 20:57 (0.56m)
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

223° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

224° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

225° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.5m

223° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
Tides: 02:19 (-0.09m) 09:05 (1.36m) 16:04 (-0.28m) 21:46 (0.61m)
Morning Epic

1.4m - 1.6m

239° WSW
Period: 14s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 189 kJ
Midday Good

2.0m - 2.2m

262° W
Period: 15s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 9s
⚡ 442 kJ
Afternoon Epic

2.7m - 3.0m

261° W
Period: 13s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 605 kJ
At night Epic

2.2m - 3.8m

225° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 288 kJ
Tides: 03:13 (-0.16m) 09:57 (1.41m) 16:51 (-0.38m)
Morning Epic

4.0m - 4.2m

254° WSW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
⚡ 786 kJ
Midday Good

3.7m - 3.8m

255° WSW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
⚡ 672 kJ
Afternoon Good

3.4m - 3.5m

255° WSW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
⚡ 568 kJ
At night Epic

3.6m - 4.2m

254° WSW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 636 kJ
Morning Good

2.3m - 2.5m

253° WSW
Period: 8s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.5m 9s
⚡ 166 kJ
Midday Good

2.1m - 2.1m

256° WSW
Period: 8s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.4m 8s
⚡ 139 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.9m - 1.9m

255° WSW
Period: 8s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 8s
⚡ 113 kJ
At night Epic

2.2m - 2.9m

259° W
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 8s
⚡ 192 kJ
Morning Poor

2.7m - 2.9m

226° SW
Period: 9s
36 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 290 kJ
Midday Poor

2.9m - 2.9m

226° SW
Period: 10s
34 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 7s
⚡ 413 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.9m - 2.9m

223° SW
Period: 10s
34 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 7s
⚡ 413 kJ
At night Poor

2.4m - 3.2m

223° SW
Period: 9s
34 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 8s
⚡ 229 kJ
Morning Fair

4.1m - 4.2m

308° NW
Period: 9s
33 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 10s
⚡ 669 kJ
Midday Fair

3.9m - 4.0m

341° NNW
Period: 8s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.4m 10s
⚡ 478 kJ
Afternoon Good

3.6m - 3.7m

339° NNW
Period: 8s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.6m 11s
⚡ 407 kJ
At night Good

3.5m - 3.8m

298° WNW
Period: 9s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.4m 10s
⚡ 487 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
23 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
30 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
25 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
17 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Wed 08 Jul 22:00 3.3m 11s 3.0m / 9s WSW 5 km/h 1.0m / 10s S - - 0.0 0.2 km -0.06m
7
Wed 08 Jul 23:00 3.2m 11s 2.9m / 9s WSW 5 km/h 1.4m / 12s SW - - 0.0 0.2 km -0.05m
9
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 3.2m 11s 2.8m / 9s WSW 3 km/h 1.5m / 12s SW - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.04m
9
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 3.1m 11s 2.6m / 9s WSW 3 km/h 1.7m / 10s SW - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.19m
9
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 3.1m 11s 2.5m / 9s WSW 2 km/h 1.8m / 9s WSW - - 0.0 0.5 km 0.39m
8
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 3.0m 11s 2.4m / 9s W 1 km/h 1.8m / 9s SW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.57m
8

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Surf information for Buchupureo

Buchupureo is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Biobío, Chile. The bottom surface is arena y roca. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is Autumn and winter (April to September).

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard longboard

Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
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