O'Higgins, Chile
Punta de Lobos
Advanced
Point break
Rock bottom
Peels left
1–6 m
Any tide
Chile's most famous wave: a long, powerful left point off the 120-metre Morro at Punta de Lobos that holds from knee-high to ten-metre monsters. The Chilean big-wave scene was built here, and on a solid southwest swell the takeoff is a genuine test.
Hazards
RocksRipStrong CurrentCold WaterSharks
Conditions
- Best swell
- SW, SSW, S
- Best wind
- NE, E
- Season
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
- Wave size
- 1–6 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -34.4480, -71.9950
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental