There are many of those XXL spots in Chile, and plenty of them have not even been discovered yet. But that’s not the case for Punta de Lobos, South America’s most famous point break. Now the first stop of the Big Wave World Tour and a place that regularly produces XXL Awards nominations, it has gained a legendary status among the world of surfing.
While Punta de Lobos can handle any size, it is far from being an easy wave. Rocks, strong currents and sometime the crowd can make it even harder for stand up paddlers especially to cross the line up in big conditions; all reasons why you rarely see more than two sup’ers out here.
Although you can get big swells any time of the year in Chile, the real start of the big wave season is considered to be May. In March you’d normally not expect anything bigger than eight foot, and on the central coast the strong south erlywinds generate a lot of current. Also, the direction of the swells in March often has too much south in it and not enough from the west to generate Epic hollow waves at Punta de Lobos.
