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Terranova 75.8

#2170 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇱 Chile · near Puerto Villamil

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterBig waveRemoteAdvanced
Surf score75.8 /100
Surfable days98% of the year
Clean days17% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell86% period 11 s+
Typical size2.5 m 8.2 ft median
Water24°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Terranova

The best time to surf Terranova is February, March, April. It rarely works. In February the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 2.2 m. The nearest airport is IPC (445 km) and the nearest town is Puerto Villamil (3175 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%8%2.2 m25°Cboardies
Feb100%38%2.2 m26°Cboardies
Mar100%30%2.4 m26°Cboardies
Apr100%37%2.6 m26°Cboardies
May91%30%2.8 m25°Cboardies
Jun97%20%2.8 m24°Cvest
Jul97%10%2.7 m23°Cvest
Aug99%24%2.7 m23°Cvest
Sep96%3%2.9 m22°Cvest
Oct99%5%2.6 m22°Cvest
Nov100%0%2.3 m23°Cvest
Dec100%6%2.1 m24°Cvest

Why 75.8

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%
9.9
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
8.0
Water comfort 10%
7.9
Access 10%
0.0

The detail

Faces 120° with 100% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 20% of days. Mean peak period 13.1 s. Days over 3 m: 21%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 0%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -23.154, -109.493 (OpenStreetMap).

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