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Playa La Polcura

Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins · Chile

IntermediateBeach break-34.242, -71.980

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Playa La Polcura is a SW-facing sand beach on the Chile shoreline, opening onto the Río de la Plata — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through october–april.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~12.7°C (54.9°F) on average

Jan

16.1°C

61°F · 14–18.7°C

Feb

16.1°C

61°F · 13.8–18.5°C

Mar

16.1°C

61°F · 13.6–18.8°C

Apr

14.7°C

58.5°F · 12.2–17.4°C

May

13.9°C

57°F · 12.5–15.4°C

Jun

13.4°C

56.1°F · 11.7–14.4°C

Jul

12.7°C

54.9°F · 11.6–13.6°C

Aug

12.4°C

54.3°F · 11.5–13.2°C

Sep

12.7°C

54.9°F · 11.7–13.6°C

Oct

12.8°C

55°F · 11.3–13.9°C

Nov

13.8°C

56.8°F · 12.1–15.2°C

Dec

15.1°C

59.2°F · 13.7–17.9°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

S–W

Best wind

N–E

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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