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La Puntilla

O'Higgins · Intermediate Fair
1.3m
5/10
9s 4 km/h
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About La Puntilla

La Puntilla is the most classic wave in Pichilemu, the surf capital of Chile, located right in the heart of this emblematic coastal city. It is a versatile beach with consistent waves that work for all levels, which makes it the perfect place to learn, progress and enjoy long sessions. Its left offers good rides over a sand bottom, with accessible peaks that make it ideal both for beginners on small days and for intermediates when more size comes in. Although it works all year, its best conditions come in autumn and winter, with south swells. The water is cold, so it is surfed with a wetsuit. Around it is all the surfing infrastructure of Pichilemu, with schools, shops and an atmosphere that breathes surf. For those visiting the Chilean surf mecca, La Puntilla is the perfect gateway and a must-stop.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 Year-round, best in autumn and winter ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-34.3797°, -72.0133° O'Higgins
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La Puntilla — O'Higgins

Current Conditions

Updated 16/09/2026 06:01

Fair
5/10

Waves

1.3m

8.1s period

Primary Swell

0.9m

9.1s WSW

Wind

4 km/h

Gusts 7 km/h S

Secondary Swell

0.8m

4.7s SW

Temp.

14.0°C

🥶 4/3mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

3.4 km

Poor

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 07:45
↓ 19:40
🌙
↑ 08:32
↓ 23:36
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 08:30 - 0.17m

Best Time to Surf Today

07:00 - 10:00

🌊 1.3m 💨 5 km/h
Fair 4.3/10 avg.

Today's Tides

High Tide

01:50

1.07m

Low Tide

08:30

0.17m

High Tide

14:08

0.74m

Low Tide

19:47

0.22m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.3m-1.5m

7s

WSW WSW WSW
12 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.2m-1.4m

7s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌗

Fri

1.2m-1.4m

9s

WSW WSW WSW
5 km/h
🌗

Sat

1.2m-1.7m

9s

WSW WSW WSW
15 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.7m-2.0m

8s

WSW WSW WSW
19 km/h
🌗

Mon

1.8m-2.0m

7s

W W W
14 km/h
🌖

Tue

1.1m-1.9m

7s

W WSW WSW
8 km/h
🌖

Wed

0.8m-1.4m

7s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.5m-2.6m

7s

WSW WSW WSW
22 km/h
🌖

Fri

0.0m-0.0m

12 km/h
🌕

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

9 km/h
🌕

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 01:50 (1.07m) 08:30 (0.17m) 14:08 (0.74m) 19:47 (0.22m)
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

245° WSW
Period: 8s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 53 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

241° WSW
Period: 6s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 8s
⚡ 35 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.4m - 1.5m

242° WSW
Period: 6s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 35 kJ
At night Poor

1.4m - 1.5m

238° WSW
Period: 5s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 24 kJ
Tides: 02:37 (1.01m) 09:21 (0.29m) 14:50 (0.64m) 20:30 (0.30m)
Morning Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

230° SW
Period: 6s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 30 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

250° WSW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 4s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

250° WSW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 4s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

250° WSW
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 41 kJ
Tides: 03:30 (0.90m) 10:54 (0.29m) 16:10 (0.49m) 21:00 (0.35m)
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

251° WSW
Period: 9s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 67 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

249° WSW
Period: 9s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 67 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.3m - 1.3m

248° WSW
Period: 9s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 67 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

247° WSW
Period: 9s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 67 kJ
Tides: 05:00 (0.88m) 12:30 (0.31m) 18:30 (0.50m) 23:10 (0.40m)
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.3m

243° WSW
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 14s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.5m

241° WSW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 10s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.5m - 1.6m

240° WSW
Period: 9s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 3s
⚡ 89 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.7m

244° WSW
Period: 8s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 62 kJ
Tides: 06:20 (0.88m) 14:00 (0.22m) 19:30 (0.49m)
Morning Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

247° WSW
Period: 9s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 144 kJ
Midday Poor

2.0m - 2.0m

256° WSW
Period: 8s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 126 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

262° W
Period: 7s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 87 kJ
At night Good

1.8m - 1.9m

264° W
Period: 8s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 102 kJ
Tides: 00:42 (0.27m) 07:30 (0.86m) 14:30 (0.07m) 20:30 (0.51m)
Morning Good

1.8m - 1.8m

249° WSW
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 78 kJ
Midday Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

248° WSW
Period: 7s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 87 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.9m - 2.0m

236° SW
Period: 8s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 113 kJ
At night Good

1.8m - 1.9m

262° W
Period: 7s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
Tides: 01:45 (0.17m) 08:17 (0.91m) 15:10 (-0.02m) 21:00 (0.58m)
Morning Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

264° W
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 54 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

263° W
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 41 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

262° W
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 41 kJ
At night Fair

1.5m - 1.9m

235° SW
Period: 6s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

261° W
Period: 6s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 11 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

261° W
Period: 6s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 11 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

233° SW
Period: 8s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 20 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.4m

231° SW
Period: 7s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 29 kJ
Morning Poor

2.1m - 2.3m

250° WSW
Period: 7s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 106 kJ
Midday Poor

2.4m - 2.4m

253° WSW
Period: 8s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 181 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.5m - 2.6m

257° WSW
Period: 8s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 196 kJ
At night Good

1.9m - 2.6m

250° WSW
Period: 7s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 87 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
15 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
15 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
11 km/h
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h
Midday
Afternoon
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Open-Meteo Copernicus
Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Wed 16 Sep 07:00 1.3m 8s 0.9m / 9s WSW 4 km/h 0.8m / 5s SW - - 0.0 2.6 km 0.26m
5
Wed 16 Sep 08:00 1.3m 8s 0.9m / 9s WSW 4 km/h 0.8m / 5s SW - - 0.0 3.4 km 0.18m
5
Wed 16 Sep 09:00 1.3m 8s 0.9m / 9s WSW 7 km/h 0.9m / 5s SW - - 0.5 1.1 km 0.18m
3
Wed 16 Sep 10:00 1.3m 8s 0.9m / 8s WSW 9 km/h 0.8m / 6s SW - - 1.6 1.9 km 0.28m
3
Wed 16 Sep 11:00 1.3m 8s 0.9m / 7s WSW 10 km/h 0.8m / 7s WSW - - 3.4 2.5 km 0.42m
3
Wed 16 Sep 12:00 1.3m 8s 0.9m / 6s WSW 12 km/h 0.8m / 8s WSW - 0.13 m/s 4.8 5.6 km 0.57m
1

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Surf information for La Puntilla

La Puntilla is a Intermediate level surf spot located in O'Higgins, Chile. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is Year-round, best in autumn and winter.

Today's conditions at La Puntilla

Right now, La Puntilla has waves of about 1.3m with a swell period of 9 seconds and S (4 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At La Puntilla you can practice surf, bodyboard and longboard.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at La Puntilla is around 14 °C, so a 4/3 mm wetsuit with boots is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at La Puntilla

Is the wave at La Puntilla a left or a right?
La Puntilla offers both left and right waves.
What level do you need to surf at La Puntilla?
La Puntilla is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at La Puntilla?
The best season to surf at La Puntilla is Year-round, best in autumn and winter.
Where is La Puntilla located?
La Puntilla is located in O'Higgins, Peru.
What is the water temperature at La Puntilla?
The water is around 14 °C, so a 4/3 mm wetsuit with boots is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard longboard

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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)
View full methodology
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