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Playa Santa Bárbara

Los Lagos · Chile

IntermediateBeach break-42.846, -72.813

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An open SW-facing sand beach on the Oglander Bay near Los Lagos, Playa Santa Bárbara works on S–W groundswell; N–E winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~10.7°C (51.3°F) on average

Jan

12.9°C

55.2°F · 11.4–14.8°C

Feb

13°C

55.4°F · 11.3–14.6°C

Mar

12.6°C

54.7°F · 11.6–13.8°C

Apr

11.9°C

53.4°F · 10.7–13.2°C

May

11°C

51.8°F · 10.1–11.9°C

Jun

10.6°C

51.1°F · 9.7–11.2°C

Jul

10.1°C

50.2°F · 9.3–11.1°C

Aug

10°C

50°F · 9.1–11.1°C

Sep

10.2°C

50.4°F · 9.4–11.3°C

Oct

10.7°C

51.3°F · 9.8–11.9°C

Nov

11.5°C

52.7°F · 9.9–12.4°C

Dec

12.6°C

54.7°F · 11.1–14.5°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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