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Playa El Faro

La Araucanía · Chile

IntermediateBeach break-38.375, -73.947

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Playa El Faro is a W-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near La Araucanía — 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

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~11.7°C (53.1°F) on average

Jan

14.6°C

58.3°F · 12.6–17.3°C

Feb

15°C

59°F · 13.2–16.6°C

Mar

14.3°C

57.7°F · 11.8–17°C

Apr

13.6°C

56.5°F · 12.2–17°C

May

13°C

55.4°F · 11.3–15.2°C

Jun

12.5°C

54.5°F · 10.6–13.9°C

Jul

11.8°C

53.2°F · 10.5–12.7°C

Aug

11.5°C

52.7°F · 10.1–12.4°C

Sep

11.7°C

53.1°F · 10.9–12.5°C

Oct

12.3°C

54.1°F · 11.4–13.4°C

Nov

13.4°C

56.1°F · 11.9–15°C

Dec

14.2°C

57.6°F · 11.8–16.7°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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