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Punta de Lobos

O'Higgins · Advanced Epic
1.7m
9/10
9s 5 km/h
Punta de Lobos - surf spot in O'Higgins

About Punta de Lobos

Punta de Lobos is the most iconic wave in Chile and one of the best in South America, located just minutes from Pichilemu. It is a world-class left that breaks over a rocky bottom, with long, powerful walls and tubular sections that can reach great size, which has made it a benchmark for big-wave surfing on the continent. Its landscape is unmistakable: the imposing Los Morros rock formations rising from the sea give it a spectacular, almost mythical setting. It is a demanding wave, recommended for advanced surfers, especially when size comes in and it turns into a big-wave challenge. The best season runs from autumn to winter, between April and September, with south swells, and the cold water requires a wetsuit. A venue for international championships, Punta de Lobos is a must-stop and a symbol of Chilean surfing.

Characteristics

Level
Powerful waves or obstacles. Experience required.
· 📅 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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-34.4224°, -72.0536° O'Higgins

Punta de Lobos — O'Higgins

Current Conditions

Updated 19/10/2026 00:03

Epic
9/10

Waves

1.7m

13.4s period

Primary Swell

1.4m

9.2s WSW

Wind

5 km/h

Gusts 8 km/h W

Secondary Swell

1.0m

15.5s SW

Temp.

16.3°C

🧥 3/2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

6.9 km

Moderate

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 07:00
↓ 20:05
🌙
↑ 11:39
↓ 01:21
🌗 First Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Rising

High Tide 05:18 - 0.87m

Best Time to Surf Today

06:00 - 09:00

🌊 1.8m 💨 4 km/h
Epic 8.7/10 avg.

Today's Tides

High Tide

05:18

0.87m

Low Tide

12:50

0.23m

High Tide

19:00

0.59m

Low Tide

23:42

0.43m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.6m-1.9m

11s

WSW WSW WSW
9 km/h
🌗

Tomorrow

1.6m-2.7m

12s

WSW WSW SW
25 km/h
🌗

Wed

2.1m-3.0m

10s

SW SW SW
24 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.7m-2.1m

10s

SW SW SW
19 km/h
🌖

Fri

1.4m-1.7m

9s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌖

Sat

1.3m-1.4m

7s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌖

Sun

1.2m-1.6m

9s

WSW W W
12 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.6m-2.1m

8s

WSW WSW WSW
15 km/h
🌕

Tue

2.0m-2.2m

9s

WSW WSW WSW
14 km/h
🌕

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

16 km/h
🌔

Thu

0.0m-0.0m

15 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 05:18 (0.87m) 12:50 (0.23m) 19:00 (0.59m) 23:42 (0.43m)
Morning Epic

1.9m - 1.9m

256° WSW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 13s
⚡ 177 kJ
Midday Good

1.8m - 1.8m

227° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 9s
⚡ 229 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.8m - 1.8m

227° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 192 kJ
At night Epic

1.7m - 1.8m

237° WSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 15s
⚡ 142 kJ
Tides: 06:30 (0.98m) 13:30 (0.21m) 19:50 (0.71m)
Morning Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

232° SW
Period: 11s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 214 kJ
Midday Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

232° SW
Period: 12s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 255 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.2m

232° SW
Period: 12s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 312 kJ
At night Good

2.1m - 2.7m

232° SW
Period: 12s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 312 kJ
Tides: 01:00 (0.39m) 07:22 (1.04m) 14:12 (0.15m) 20:23 (0.82m)
Morning Fair

2.8m - 3.0m

321° NW
Period: 7s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.6m 11s
⚡ 189 kJ
Midday Fair

2.5m - 2.6m

305° NW
Period: 9s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.5m 9s
⚡ 249 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.3m - 2.3m

232° SW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.4m 6s
⚡ 374 kJ
At night Fair

2.6m - 3.0m

233° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 7s
⚡ 402 kJ
Tides: 01:57 (0.33m) 08:03 (1.07m) 14:45 (0.07m) 20:48 (0.88m)
Morning Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

233° SW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 177 kJ
Midday Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

234° SW
Period: 10s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 159 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

234° SW
Period: 10s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Fair

1.9m - 2.1m

234° SW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 177 kJ
Tides: 02:41 (0.16m) 08:44 (1.03m) 15:12 (-0.06m) 21:21 (0.96m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

234° SW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

234° SW
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 89 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

234° SW
Period: 8s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Fair

1.5m - 1.7m

233° SW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 89 kJ
Tides: 03:25 (0.03m) 09:21 (1.01m) 15:38 (-0.11m) 21:50 (1.08m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.4m

232° SW
Period: 8s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 53 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

242° WSW
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 11s
⚡ 35 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

247° WSW
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 11s
⚡ 35 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.4m

233° SW
Period: 7s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 47 kJ
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.3m

226° SW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

226° SW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

225° SW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 67 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.6m

225° SW
Period: 7s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 47 kJ
Morning Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

229° SW
Period: 5s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 12s
⚡ 35 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

231° SW
Period: 7s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 11s
⚡ 70 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.9m - 2.0m

237° WSW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 7s
⚡ 214 kJ
At night Fair

1.8m - 2.1m

238° WSW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 10s
⚡ 129 kJ
Morning Good

2.0m - 2.0m

232° SW
Period: 6s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

235° SW
Period: 8s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 9s
⚡ 139 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.1m - 2.2m

235° SW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 7s
⚡ 262 kJ
At night Poor

2.1m - 2.1m

238° WSW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 7s
⚡ 217 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
13 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
23 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 km/h
Morning
Midday
Afternoon
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
15 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
Mon 19 Oct 02:00 1.7m 13s 1.4m / 9s WSW 4 km/h 0.9m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.64m
9
Mon 19 Oct 03:00 1.7m 13s 1.4m / 9s WSW 5 km/h 1.0m / 15s SW - - 0.0 6.9 km 0.74m
9
Mon 19 Oct 04:00 1.8m 13s 1.4m / 9s WSW 5 km/h 1.1m / 15s SW - - 0.0 4.8 km 0.83m
9
Mon 19 Oct 05:00 1.8m 14s 1.4m / 9s WSW 5 km/h 1.1m / 15s SW - - 0.0 6.4 km 0.87m
9
Mon 19 Oct 06:00 1.8m 14s 1.4m / 9s WSW 2 km/h 1.2m / 15s SW - 0.22 m/s 0.0 6.4 km 0.86m
9
Mon 19 Oct 07:00 1.8m 14s 1.4m / 9s WSW 4 km/h 1.2m / 14s SW - - 0.0 3.8 km 0.80m
9

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Surf information for Punta de Lobos

Punta de Lobos is a Advanced level surf spot located in O'Higgins, Chile. The bottom surface is roca. The best season to surf is Autumn and winter (April to September).

Today's conditions at Punta de Lobos

Right now, Punta de Lobos has waves of about 1.7m with a swell period of 9 seconds and W (5 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Punta de Lobos you can practice surf and bodyboard.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Punta de Lobos is around 16 °C, so a 4/3 mm wetsuit is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Punta de Lobos

Is the wave at Punta de Lobos a left or a right?
The wave at Punta de Lobos breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Punta de Lobos?
Punta de Lobos is a spot recommended for advanced surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Punta de Lobos?
The best season to surf at Punta de Lobos is Autumn and winter (April to September).
Where is Punta de Lobos located?
Punta de Lobos is located in O'Higgins, Peru.
What is the water temperature at Punta de Lobos?
The water is around 16 °C, so a 4/3 mm wetsuit is recommended.

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Sports

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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)
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