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Papa Hanga Roa 92.6

#433 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 yearIntermediate
Surf score92.6 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days56% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell82% period 11 s+
Typical size1.7 m 5.6 ft median
Water23°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Papa Hanga Roa

The best time to surf Papa Hanga Roa is March, October, November. The season runs Jun to Jul. In March the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.7 m. The nearest airport is IPC (1 km) and the nearest town is Puerto Villamil (3516 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%66%1.4 m25°Cvest
Feb100%46%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Mar100%74%1.7 m26°Cboardies
Apr100%64%1.7 m25°Cboardies
May98%35%2.2 m24°Cvest
Jun100%49%1.9 m23°Cvest
Jul100%51%1.7 m21°C2mm
Aug99%27%1.9 m21°C2mm
Sep100%53%1.9 m20°C2mm
Oct100%69%1.6 m21°C2mm
Nov97%73%1.7 m22°Cvest
Dec97%68%1.4 m23°Cvest

Why 92.6

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%
5.1
Water comfort 10%
7.2
Access 10%
6.0

The detail

Faces 290° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 68% of days. Mean peak period 13.0 s. Days over 3 m: 4%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 21%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -27.148, -109.432 (OpenStreetMap).

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