Overview

Boca Sur is a kitesurfing spot located near Concepcion, in the Bio Bio region of Chile. The beach is at the southern mouth of the Bio Bio River. South to southwest winds blow in the afternoon between 15 and 22 knots from September to March. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders. Watch out for currents at the river mouth.

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Spot forecast for Boca Sur

Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 20:13

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:53 · 0.7 m High tide 07:26 · 1.2 m Low tide 14:33 · 0.4 m High tide 20:42 · 1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:00 · 0.6 m High tide 08:15 · 1.3 m Low tide 15:04 · 0.4 m High tide 21:12 · 1.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:49 · 0.5 m High tide 08:56 · 1.3 m Low tide 15:32 · 0.3 m High tide 21:40 · 1.2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:30 · 0.4 m High tide 09:33 · 1.3 m Low tide 15:57 · 0.2 m High tide 22:08 · 1.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:09 · 0.3 m High tide 10:10 · 1.4 m Low tide 16:23 · 0.2 m High tide 22:37 · 1.4 m

Boca Sur: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

256h

in January · 26 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 24 rideable days a month and 256 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is June, at 5.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 12 °C. The wettest month is June, with 388 mm.

Monthly averages: Boca Sur

Monthly averages — Boca Sur — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.0	256 h	22 °C	1 mm
February	24.0	221 h	22 °C	2 mm
March	22.5	177 h	20 °C	49 mm
April	12.5	62 h	16 °C	114 mm
May	6.5	30 h	13 °C	123 mm
June	5.5	27 h	12 °C	388 mm
July	9.0	49 h	13 °C	118 mm
August	10.0	67 h	13 °C	155 mm
September	15.5	113 h	14 °C	122 mm
October	23.5	190 h	17 °C	51 mm
November	22.0	170 h	18 °C	17 mm
December	24.5	260 h	21 °C	13 mm

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Technical details of Boca Sur spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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