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 Teniente

Chile, Coquimbo

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 31° 0.149' S
Longitude: 71° 38.011' W

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This spot is not easy to find but really worth it as you'll be alone.
You head out of Santiago going north (bring all supplies) towards La Serena. About half way between Los Vilos and La Serena is Punta Talca. You exit the highway here and head for the coast. There are old mining roads and you will see old wooden mining structures. At the coast head south for about 30 minutes. The only road along the coast will bring you to the bluff and you can see the wave.

English (Translate this text in English): This spot is not easy to find but really worth it as you'll be alone.<br />You head out of Santiago going north (bring all supplies) towards La Serena. About half way between Los Vilos and La Serena is Punta Talca. You exit the highway here and head for the coast. There are old mining roads and you will see old wooden mining structures. At the coast head south for about 30 minutes. The only road along the coast will bring you to the bluff and you can see the wave.

English (Translate this text in English): This spot is not easy to find but really worth it as you'll be alone.&lt;br &#47;&gt;You head out of Santiago going north (bring all supplies) towards La Serena. About half way between Los Vilos and La Serena is Punta Talca. You exit the highway here and head for the coast. There are old mining roads and you will see old wooden mining structures. At the coast head south for about 30 minutes. The only road along the coast will bring you to the bluff and you can see the wave.

English (Translate this text in English): This spot is not easy to find but really worth it as you'll be alone.&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;You head out of Santiago going north (bring all supplies) towards La Serena. About half way between Los Vilos and La Serena is Punta Talca. You exit the highway here and head for the coast. There are old mining roads and you will see old wooden mining structures. At the coast head south for about 30 minutes. The only road along the coast will bring you to the bluff and you can see the wave.

DistanceSurf trip

WalkInstant access (&lt; 5min)

Easy to find?OK

Public access?Public access

Special accessDon't know

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityWorld Class

ExperienceAll surfers

FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)

Wave

TypePoint-break

DirectionRight and left

BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)

PowerHollow, Fast, Fun

Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Good day lengthVery Long (300 to 500 m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionWest, SouthWest, South

Good wind directionSouthEast, East

Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft

Best tide positionMid and high tide

Best tide movementRising tide

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Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdEmpty

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Dangers

- Rips / undertow
- Rocks

 Additional Information

This place is super consistent. I've never seen it flat or unsurfable in 10 trips to this area. I've also never seen anyone else besides who I brought. It's a totally fun wave with totally rippable sections and some pretty decent tubes at right tide and swell angle.

English (Translate this text in English): This place is super consistent. I've never seen it flat or unsurfable in 10 trips to this area. I've also never seen anyone else besides who I brought. It's a totally fun wave with totally rippable sections and some pretty decent tubes at right tide and swell angle.

English (Translate this text in English): This place is super consistent. I've never seen it flat or unsurfable in 10 trips to this area. I've also never seen anyone else besides who I brought. It's a totally fun wave with totally rippable sections and some pretty decent tubes at right tide and swell angle.

English (Translate this text in English): This place is super consistent. I've never seen it flat or unsurfable in 10 trips to this area. I've also never seen anyone else besides who I brought. It's a totally fun wave with totally rippable sections and some pretty decent tubes at right tide and swell angle.

Atmosphere

This whole area is wide open and gets tons of swell. It gets pretty cold in the winter, June, July, August and BIG surf. You need to bring all your supplies and plan on camping. This is truly one of the last frontiers where you can just pull up and surf. A few spots in this area require a hike but not far. I've got more photos buried somewhere of other spots in the area. If I dig them out I'll post with some info. Seek and ye shall find.

English (Translate this text in English): This whole area is wide open and gets tons of swell. It gets pretty cold in the winter, June, July, August and BIG surf. You need to bring all your supplies and plan on camping. This is truly one of the last frontiers where you can just pull up and surf. A few spots in this area require a hike but not far. I've got more photos buried somewhere of other spots in the area. If I dig them out I'll post with some info. Seek and ye shall find.

English (Translate this text in English): This whole area is wide open and gets tons of swell. It gets pretty cold in the winter, June, July, August and BIG surf. You need to bring all your supplies and plan on camping. This is truly one of the last frontiers where you can just pull up and surf. A few spots in this area require a hike but not far. I've got more photos buried somewhere of other spots in the area. If I dig them out I'll post with some info. Seek and ye shall find.

English (Translate this text in English): This whole area is wide open and gets tons of swell. It gets pretty cold in the winter, June, July, August and BIG surf. You need to bring all your supplies and plan on camping. This is truly one of the last frontiers where you can just pull up and surf. A few spots in this area require a hike but not far. I've got more photos buried somewhere of other spots in the area. If I dig them out I'll post with some info. Seek and ye shall find.

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By gringo, gringovalenzuela@gmail.com , 30-06-2006

- I went on a trip to find the wave last weekend but i dont thik I FOUND the right wave....please craig...I would apreciate better instructions on how to get to the wave...plus I would like to send you some pictures of some prety decent waves we found over there...but they were located north of the gold mine...

By Craig Dhonau , 22-06-2006

Bad luck!! - The lasy guy who posted had some bad luck. I surfed some awesome waves in this area. 2 out of 5 days were windy but everyday the mornings were good.surf never got under 4' and we had 2 days of 8' -10'. No one else around.This whole area felt sharky, like a lot of places with good surf. I was bummed to leave but we ran out of supplies. Frontier surfing at it's best. Not many areas like this left.

By Anonymous , 21-06-2006

Teniente sucks!!!!! - The last time I went there it was totally un-surfable..the wind didn´t stop ever...and the local fishermen told me that this place was shark heaven...so think twicw before going here!!!!..plus the current was so anoying!!!! it made it very hard to catch waves!!!

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