Playa El Soldado
Bío-Bío · Chile
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Playa El Soldado is a NW-facing sand beach on the Chile shoreline, opening onto the Río de la Plata — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at Playa El Soldado
Updated 00:15 spot time
Playa El Soldado surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 1.0 m W swell at 8.2 s. Wind up to 14 km/h ESE. Water 14°C. Best surf window around 13:00 — good (3.5/5) with 12 km/h NW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12.4°C (54.3°F) on average
Jan
14.1°C
57.4°F · 12.2–15.6°C
Feb
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13–15.7°C
Mar
14.2°C
57.6°F · 12.6–16.9°C
Apr
13.3°C
55.9°F · 12.1–15.1°C
May
12.7°C
54.9°F · 11.7–14.4°C
Jun
12.4°C
54.3°F · 10.9–13.8°C
Jul
11.9°C
53.4°F · 10.6–12.9°C
Aug
11.7°C
53.1°F · 10.8–13°C
Sep
12.2°C
54°F · 11.3–14.3°C
Oct
12.4°C
54.3°F · 11–13.7°C
Nov
13.1°C
55.6°F · 11.3–15°C
Dec
13.7°C
56.7°F · 12.1–16.2°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
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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