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Playa Punta de Choros

Coquimbo · Chile

IntermediateBeach break-29.243, -71.464

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Playa Punta de Choros is a SW-facing sand beach on the Chile shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — 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: ~13.3°C (55.9°F) on average

Jan

17.5°C

63.5°F · 15.4–20.4°C

Feb

17.9°C

64.2°F · 16.4–19.7°C

Mar

17.4°C

63.3°F · 15–20.9°C

Apr

16.4°C

61.5°F · 13.8–18.1°C

May

14.9°C

58.8°F · 13.3–17.8°C

Jun

14.1°C

57.4°F · 12.4–15.5°C

Jul

13.5°C

56.3°F · 12.5–14.7°C

Aug

13.2°C

55.8°F · 12.3–15.4°C

Sep

13.3°C

55.9°F · 12–15.7°C

Oct

13.6°C

56.5°F · 12.7–15.1°C

Nov

14.6°C

58.3°F · 12.7–15.9°C

Dec

15.9°C

60.6°F · 14–18.5°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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