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Playa Merquiche

Bío-Bío · Chile

IntermediateBeach break-36.484, -72.909

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Playa Merquiche is a NW-facing sand beach on the Chile shoreline, opening onto the Río de la Plata — it catches W–NE swell, and offshore SE–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: ~12.2°C (54°F) on average

Jan

14.3°C

57.7°F · 12.4–16.4°C

Feb

14.5°C

58.1°F · 13.3–16°C

Mar

14.1°C

57.4°F · 12.5–16°C

Apr

13.2°C

55.8°F · 11.9–15.2°C

May

12.8°C

55°F · 11.7–14.6°C

Jun

12.6°C

54.7°F · 10.9–13.9°C

Jul

12°C

53.6°F · 10.6–13°C

Aug

11.9°C

53.4°F · 11–13.1°C

Sep

12.2°C

54°F · 11.3–14.1°C

Oct

12.4°C

54.3°F · 11.1–13.6°C

Nov

13.2°C

55.8°F · 11.4–14.9°C

Dec

13.9°C

57°F · 12.3–16.6°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

W–NE

Best wind

SE–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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