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Reñaca

Valparaíso · Beginner Good
2.0m
6/10
10s 6 km/h
Reñaca - surf spot in Valparaíso

About Reñaca

Popular urban beach near Viña del Mar with gentle waves perfect for beginners. Youthful atmosphere and good infrastructure for surfers.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 Autumn and winter (April to August) ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-32.9693°, -71.5466° Valparaíso

Reñaca — Valparaíso

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:03

Good
6/10

Waves

2.0m

11.9s period

Primary Swell

1.9m

10.1s WSW

Wind

6 km/h

Gusts 12 km/h ENE

Secondary Swell

0.1m

2.5s WSW

Temp.

12.2°C

🥶 4/3mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
07:48
17:53
🌙
00:26
11:36
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Rising

High Tide 04:54 - 0.81m

Today's Tides

High Tide

03:57

0.73m

Low Tide

10:00

0.17m

High Tide

15:38

0.63m

Low Tide

22:00

-0.05m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.9m-2.0m

10s

WSW WSW
6 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.9m-2.1m

10s

WSW WSW WSW
5 km/h
🌓

Fri

1.5m-1.9m

9s

SW SW SW
4 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.4m-1.6m

8s

WSW WSW WSW
5 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.2m-1.4m

10s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.1m-2.0m

12s

SW SW SW
5 km/h
🌑

Tue

2.1m-2.7m

11s

WSW WSW WSW
4 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.5m-2.4m

9s

WSW WSW WSW
9 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.3m-2.3m

9s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌑

Fri

2.4m-4.4m

8s

W WNW NW
22 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

16 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:57 (0.73m) 10:00 (0.17m) 15:38 (0.63m) 22:00 (-0.05m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Good

1.9m - 2.0m

241° WSW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 2s
⚡ 177 kJ
Tides: 04:54 (0.81m) 11:17 (0.15m) 16:47 (0.57m) 22:52 (-0.01m)
Morning Good

2.1m - 2.1m

240° WSW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 4s
⚡ 217 kJ
Midday Good

2.1m - 2.1m

240° WSW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 175 kJ
Afternoon Epic

2.0m - 2.1m

237° WSW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 15s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.1m

241° WSW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 238 kJ
Tides: 05:50 (0.92m) 12:45 (0.05m) 18:10 (0.49m) 23:57 (-0.04m)
Morning Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

244° WSW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 10s
⚡ 129 kJ
Midday Good

1.6m - 1.7m

245° WSW
Period: 9s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 10s
⚡ 102 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

245° WSW
Period: 9s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 10s
⚡ 102 kJ
At night Epic

1.7m - 1.9m

244° WSW
Period: 10s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 9s
⚡ 142 kJ
Tides: 06:52 (1.01m) 13:48 (-0.07m) 19:23 (0.50m)
Morning Epic

1.5m - 1.6m

240° WSW
Period: 8s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Epic

1.5m - 1.6m

243° WSW
Period: 8s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.6m - 1.6m

242° WSW
Period: 8s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 11s
⚡ 80 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.6m

243° WSW
Period: 8s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 00:57 (-0.06m) 07:48 (1.16m) 14:48 (-0.15m) 20:25 (0.56m)
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 10s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 83 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

222° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

222° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 83 kJ
Tides: 01:55 (-0.08m) 08:45 (1.29m) 15:39 (-0.26m) 21:25 (0.60m)
Morning Epic

1.1m - 1.2m

223° SW
Period: 10s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Epic

1.3m - 1.3m

234° SW
Period: 13s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 17s
⚡ 140 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.5m - 1.6m

253° WSW
Period: 15s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 249 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 2.0m

223° SW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 159 kJ
Tides: 02:50 (-0.15m) 09:37 (1.37m) 16:26 (-0.34m) 22:16 (0.65m)
Morning Epic

2.6m - 2.7m

246° WSW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 8s
⚡ 402 kJ
Midday Epic

2.7m - 2.7m

245° WSW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
⚡ 433 kJ
Afternoon Epic

2.6m - 2.7m

245° WSW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
⚡ 332 kJ
At night Epic

2.4m - 2.6m

245° WSW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 6s
⚡ 342 kJ
Morning Epic

2.0m - 2.1m

243° WSW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Good

1.9m - 1.9m

237° WSW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 144 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

228° SW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 142 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.4m

244° WSW
Period: 9s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 2s
⚡ 159 kJ
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

225° SW
Period: 9s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 67 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 10s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 96 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.7m - 1.8m

237° WSW
Period: 7s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 70 kJ
At night Good

1.8m - 2.3m

225° SW
Period: 8s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 102 kJ
Morning Fair

3.6m - 4.1m

310° NW
Period: 8s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 12s
⚡ 407 kJ
Midday Fair

4.3m - 4.4m

307° NW
Period: 9s
41 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 12s
⚡ 735 kJ
Afternoon Fair

4.1m - 4.3m

316° NW
Period: 8s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.9m 9s
⚡ 528 kJ
At night Fair

2.8m - 3.7m

277° W
Period: 7s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 10s
⚡ 189 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
11 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
20 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
24 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 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 1.9m 12s 1.9m / 10s WSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 1s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Wed 08 Jul 23:00 2.0m 12s 1.9m / 10s WSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 3s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km -0.01m
6
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 2.0m 12s 2.0m / 10s WSW 7 km/h 0.1m / 6s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.11m
6
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 2.1m 12s 2.0m / 10s WSW 7 km/h 0.1m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.28m
6
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 2.1m 12s 2.1m / 10s WSW 9 km/h 0.1m / 14s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.48m
6
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 2.1m 12s 2.0m / 10s WSW 6 km/h 0.4m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.66m
7

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Surf information for Reñaca

Reñaca is a Beginner level surf spot located in Valparaíso, Chile. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is Autumn and winter (April to August).

Sports, services & how to get there

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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