Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf La Puntilla
O'Higgins, Chile
La Puntilla is a surf break in O'Higgins, Chile, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at La Puntilla is Jul & Aug, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jul & Aug.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JulAug
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 5.4ft average swell at 8.5 s from the WSW.
Feb: 5.5ft average swell at 8.3 s from the WSW.
Mar: 5.6ft average swell at 8.3 s from the WSW.
Apr: 5.3ft average swell at 8.6 s from the WSW.
May: 5.4ft average swell at 9 s from the WSW.
Jun: 5.8ft average swell at 8.8 s from the WSW.
Jul: 5.7ft average swell at 9.1 s from the WSW.
Aug: 5.8ft average swell at 9.3 s from the WSW.
Sep: 5.6ft average swell at 8.9 s from the WSW.
Oct: 5.7ft average swell at 8.9 s from the WSW.
Nov: 5.5ft average swell at 8.5 s from the WSW.
Dec: 5.4ft average swell at 7.9 s from the WSW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at -34.5°, -72.0°.
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