logo

Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.

Surf spot atlas made by surfers for surfers
Enjoy and contribute!

 El Loa

Chile, Tarapaca

Other places:

This is an interactive map! Use controls to pan and zoom this map.

Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

GPS History (1)

Latitude: 21° 25.835' S
Longitude: 70° 3.593' W

User rating (1)


  • Favourite
  • Your favourites and future surf spot lists

    Add surf spots to your profile

 Access

Fence south of Iquique, to the river loa, is a long journey, so we recommend you bring tents, sunscreen and all possible motivation

DistanceWeek-end trip

WalkGood walk (15-30 mn)

Easy to find?Hard to find

Public access?Public access

Special access4x4

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Alternative name Rio Loa

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityWorld Class

ExperienceExperienced surfers

FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)

Wave

TypeRivermouth

DirectionRight and left

BottomBoulders

PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Fun

Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionNorth, South

Good wind directionNorth, South

Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft

Best tide positionAll tides

Best tide movementRising and falling tides

More details

Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdEmpty

Webcam url 

Dangers

- Rips / undertow
- Rocks

 Additional Information

One of the most consistent spots that exist in Chile, always throws good waves although this a little flat, both north have a lot of peaks to surf and enjoy RECOMMENDATION: NEVER ALONE FENCES, ALWAYS WITH MANY ANDA PEOPLE POWER IS VERY STRONG

Atmosphere

Lonely environment, great waves, fucking mosquitoes that bite you, definitely a good place

General

Fun and nice spot

Author: Anonymous Contributors (1)

 Videos

Show all (0)...

No video available

 Comments

Add comment

Show all (0)...

Be the first to comment this country

Errors, Feedback

You can edit this page to correct errors or add new information. If you have any problems regarding this page, Send us feedback.

Advertise

On the Go!

Wannasurf.com on your mobile

Google Play Application

RSS All the RSS feeds of Wannasurf.com

Newsletter All news by email