Renaca Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santiago, Chile)

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Renaca Surf Guide

Renaca in Santiago is an exposed beach break that is usually a safe bet. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take special care here if it gets very crowded.

Renaca Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	very consistent	12.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Renaca:

The best conditions reported for surf at Renaca occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Renaca (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Renaca with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 25% of the time in July while 74% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

25%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

74%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Renaca Location Map

Interactive Renaca 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. The nearest passenger airport to Renaca is Arturo Merino Benitez International (Santiago) Airport (SCL) in Chile, which is 89 km (55 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Renaca is Los Cerrillos (Santiago) Airport (ULC), also in Chile, 102 km (63 miles) away.

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Renaca Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 09:03 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross	cross- off

What does Renaca look like?

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Tides at Renaca

Current tide and informaton

For La Boca Con Con, 5 km from Renaca.

Next High Water: 12:22pm | 1.29m

Next Low Water: 07:18pm | 0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Renaca Sea Temperature

Mild or warm air temperatures (wind chill 16.0 °C) and rather cooler water temperatures (12.6 °C) at Renaca today. Surfers will need a quality spring wetsuit and perhaps a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

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