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Playa Los Gringos

Maule · Chile

IntermediateBeach break-35.325, -72.427

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Playa Los Gringos 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.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

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

Jan

14.7°C

58.5°F · 12.4–16.8°C

Feb

14.7°C

58.5°F · 13.2–16.2°C

Mar

14.3°C

57.7°F · 12.6–16.9°C

Apr

13.7°C

56.7°F · 11.8–16.5°C

May

13.2°C

55.8°F · 12.2–14.4°C

Jun

13°C

55.4°F · 11–14.4°C

Jul

12.3°C

54.1°F · 11.1–13.2°C

Aug

12°C

53.6°F · 11.1–13.3°C

Sep

12.3°C

54.1°F · 11.3–13.9°C

Oct

12.4°C

54.3°F · 11–13.9°C

Nov

13.1°C

55.6°F · 11.4–14.6°C

Dec

13.9°C

57°F · 12.3–16.7°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

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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