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Playa Salto del Gato

Atacama · Chile

IntermediateBeach break-27.222, -70.947

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Playa Salto del Gato is a E-facing sand beach on the Chile shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW 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: ~14.2°C (57.6°F) on average

Jan

18.8°C

65.8°F · 16.5–21.2°C

Feb

18.9°C

66°F · 16.3–21.5°C

Mar

18.4°C

65.1°F · 15.8–21.3°C

Apr

17.4°C

63.3°F · 14.7–19.3°C

May

16°C

60.8°F · 13.8–18.1°C

Jun

14.9°C

58.8°F · 13.2–16.3°C

Jul

14.5°C

58.1°F · 13.5–15.9°C

Aug

14.1°C

57.4°F · 13.1–17.7°C

Sep

14.2°C

57.6°F · 13–17°C

Oct

14.8°C

58.6°F · 13.3–16°C

Nov

16.2°C

61.2°F · 14.5–17.8°C

Dec

17.1°C

62.8°F · 14.9–20.1°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

NE–SE

Best wind

SW–NW

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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