Surf-Forecast | Cahuil Surf Guide

Lat Long: 34.48° S 72.03° W

Issued: 2 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cahuil sea temperature is

15.2°C

Cahuil surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Cahuil Surf Guide

Cahuil in Santiago is an exposed river break. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east northeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Easily blown out by onshore winds Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The river breaks offer left-handers and there is a left hand reef break as well. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Rocks are a hazard.

Cahuil Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	3	rarely breaks	15.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cahuil:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cahuil occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Explore Cahuil Location Map

Interactive Cahuil surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cahuil Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 12 October 2026, 20:37 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off

Tides at Cahuil

Current tide and informaton

For Cahuil, 0 km from Cahuil.

Next High Water: 12:26am | 1.41m

Next Low Water: 06:56am | 0.13m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Cahuil Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Cahuil is rather cool (15.2 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.