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Mataveri 93.7

#314 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇱 Chile · Valparaíso · near Puerto Villamil

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearAdvanced
Surf score93.7 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days60% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell85% period 11 s+
Typical size1.9 m 6.4 ft median
Water23°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Mataveri

The best time to surf Mataveri is January, November, December. The season runs Jun to Jul. In November the water sits around 22°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 1.9 m. The nearest airport is IPC (2 km) and the nearest town is Puerto Villamil (3518 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%77%1.6 m25°Cvest
Feb100%47%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Mar99%74%1.9 m26°Cboardies
Apr100%65%2.0 m25°Cboardies
May98%35%2.4 m24°Cvest
Jun100%49%2.1 m23°Cvest
Jul100%55%2.0 m21°C2mm
Aug99%26%2.2 m21°C2mm
Sep99%62%2.1 m20°C2mm
Oct100%70%2.0 m21°C2mm
Nov100%82%1.9 m22°Cvest
Dec100%78%1.7 m23°Cvest

Why 93.7

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
6.1
Water comfort 10%
7.2
Access 10%
6.0

The detail

Faces 275° with 61% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 70% of days. Mean peak period 13.0 s. Days over 3 m: 6%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 5%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -27.170, -109.450 (OpenStreetMap).

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