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Arcos de Calán

Maule · Chile

IntermediateBeach break-35.978, -72.784

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Arcos de Calán is a W-facing sand beach on the Río de la Plata coastline near Maule — it picks up SW–NW swell and turns cleanest in a NE–SE wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~12.3°C (54.1°F) on average

Jan

14.4°C

57.9°F · 12.1–16.4°C

Feb

14.5°C

58.1°F · 13.1–15.7°C

Mar

14.1°C

57.4°F · 12.6–16.4°C

Apr

13.3°C

55.9°F · 11.8–15.8°C

May

13°C

55.4°F · 11.9–14.1°C

Jun

12.8°C

55°F · 10.9–14.3°C

Jul

12.2°C

54°F · 10.9–13.2°C

Aug

11.9°C

53.4°F · 11–13.3°C

Sep

12.2°C

54°F · 11.2–14°C

Oct

12.3°C

54.1°F · 10.9–13.6°C

Nov

13.2°C

55.8°F · 11.4–14.7°C

Dec

13.9°C

57°F · 12.1–16.6°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

SW–NW

Best wind

NE–SE

Break type

Beach break

Best season

October–April

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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