(inkl. Wörterbuch für Insider & Tiere). Ein Surftrip durch Chile klingt nach Wellen, Weite und wilder Natur. Unser #Chilezazo war genau das – plus ein paar Überraschungen in Form von Tieren, eigenem Slang und epischen Momenten. In diesem Blog nehmen wir dich mit auf den wohl bisher flowigsten Adventure Surftrip– inklusive unserem ganz eigenen Wörterbuch, damit du beim nächsten Surftrip nach Chile nicht nur auf dem Brett stehst, sondern auch bei den Insidern mitreden kannst.
#Chilezazo – Was zur Welle ist das überhaupt?
Der Name war da, bevor wir überhaupt die Route hatten. Chilezazo – klingt wie ein Zauberspruch, fühlt sich auch so an. Chile steht natürlich für das Land: lang, wild, voller Wellen und Überraschungen. Und -zazo? Das ist keine echte Vokabel, sondern eine Art Wortexplosion. Ein Superlativ in einer ganz eigenen Sprache. Wie ein „BÄM“ am Ende eines Wortes. Ein Zazo. Eine Steigerung von allem, was eh schon episch ist.
Chile + Zazo = Chilezazo. Ein Land, ein Trip, ein Zustand.
Fun Fact: Der Name #Chilezazo kommt übrigens nicht von uns, sondern von unserer chilenischen Freundin Chio – besser bekannt auch als BBQ-Queen, ist sie eine absolute Wortakrobatin.
Chilezazo war kein klassischer Surfurlaub. Es war mehr so ein… Zustand zwischen Wellen, Lachanfall, Salzwasser und Flow. Ein bisschen Chaos, viel Herz, noch mehr Wellen. Stabilomatiko. Hier unser Surfteam mit Local Coaches Dani und Alonso.
#Chilezazo Wörterbuch – Begriffe, die du nur auf diesem Surftrip hörst (oder verstehst)
🎶 Soundtrack des Trips Dancing in the Moonlight – wurde zur inoffiziellen Hymne, nicht etwa wegen Sonnenuntergangsromantik, sondern weil Coach Angie es permanent gesungen hat. Tag. Nacht. Immer.
🌀 Got with the flow – Flowing
Wenn nichts nach Plan läuft, aber irgendwie alles noch besser wird. Wir passten uns dem chilenischen Flow an. Hat Spass gemacht.
🛻 Abfahrt!
Der Startschuss zu allem – sei es zum Line-Up, zur Roadtrip-Etappe oder zum Planta Café. Generell gebrüllt von Angie.
🧱 Stabil
Das Wort der Wahl. Kann sich auf alles beziehen: Welle, Outfit, Stimmung, Pancake. „Stabiler Takeoff, Dude!“
🛠️ Stabilomatiko
Das nächste Level von „stabil“. Wird sparsam eingesetzt – meist bei magischen Surfbedingungen oder sehr gelungenen Frühstücken. „Ey, das war heute echt stabilomatiko!“
👙 Umziehen
Hat nichts mit Mode zu tun – es geht ums Neopren-Drama. Bedeutet: irgendwo zwischen Autotür, Sand, Plastikplane und Öffentlichkeit in die nassen Wetsuits schlüpfen. Besonders schnelles Umziehen war zu beobachten wenn local Coach Morrison das Kommando gab.
🔪 Nicer Dicer
Ursprünglich ein Küchenwerkzeug – wurde zum Synonym für alles war geil war. Besonders zu gebrauchen in Verbindung mit Biskey Sour.
🎥 Pornös
Adjektiv für alles, was visuell oder emotional völlig übertrieben schön war. „Hast du den Sonnenuntergang gesehen? Einfach pornös.“
🗻 Episch
Ein Klassiker. Wird gern als zusammenfassender Kommentar nach Surfsessions oder jedem anderen geilen Moment verwendet.
💥 Gib ihm!
Motivationsslogan für alles – vom Paddelstart über Wipeout bis hin zum Essen.
🧁 Whoopie / Whippie
Der Freudenschrei, wenn es über eine Verkehrsberuhigung geht. Erst schüchtern verwendet, dann volles Rohr geschrien bei Allem, was nur annähernd nach einem Whippie aussah.
🍸 Biskey Sour
Unsere Variante eines Pisco Sour – inhaltlich genau gleich (Pisco, Eis, Zitronensaft und Puderzucker), besser zu merken aber mit unserem eigenen Namen.
🎉 Exzessives Partyplanning
Eine tägliche Aktivität, welche die Beobachtung der Wellen beinhaltet. Obligatorisch vor jeder Surfsession, immer schön alles im Partyplanbüchlein vermerken. Extrapunkte für graphische Darstellungen jeder Art.
🍞 Hay pan? – Hay.
Ein echter Dialog. Täglich. Überlebenswichtig. „Gibt’s Brot?“ – „Gibt’s.“ An jeder Ecke.
🧭 Plan B ist oft besser als Plan A
Inoffizielles Motto. Besonders wenn Plan A durch zuviel Swell, kaputtes Mietauto, kurzfristig absagende Tripbegleiter oder sonstige spontane Überraschungen scheitert. Mit genug Rosa und Farbe flowt alles in die richtige Richtung.
Local Special Effects & Tiere – Dinge, die du nur auf einem NOMB Surftrip erlebst
🐝 Ingrid Die Wanderwespe. Schockverliebt in Angie. Aus einem Fenster rausgeschmissen, durch´s andere Fenster wieder rein. Brachte Angie´s Angriffsmodus zum Vorschein und entschied sich, den Trip (eingequetscht zwischen den Boards auf dem Autodach) weiterhin mit ihrer Anwesenheit zu beglücken (200km weiter nördlich).
🛍️ Omma Die unmodische, aber legendäre grosse Plastiktüte, die mehrere nasse Wetsuits tragen konnte. Hat sich ihren Platz in der Teamgeschichte verdient.
🦦 Ritoque Otter Ein echter Local – allerdings der einzige, der im Line-up wirklich niemanden mochte. Verteilte böse Blicke.
☁️ Espuma Spanisch für „Schaum“ – aber für uns auch Synonym für diese brodelnden Weißwasser-Momente, wenn der Ozean alles aufmischt. Sorgte anfangs für grosse Verwirrung und ist der grösste Feind des Surfer.
🐑 Unsere Nachbarn
Schafherde, die sich gerne ihren eigenen Partyplan machte. Loch im Zaun? Kein Ding, alle 50 mal eben stabil durchquetschen.
👕 Rosa Hemd Zog Flecken magisch an – besonders Soße, Kaffee und Biskey Sour. Legendäres Outfit-Stück, erstanden für 500 Pesos auf dem Strassenmarkt. It`s a keeper.
🎲 Rosa Würfel im Auto Unser bestes Souvenir: Plüschwürfel am Rückspiegel, die Magic Mike in einen fahrenden Clubbus verwandelten. Kauflich erworben an der Autobahnkreuzung von San Antonio.
🚐 Magic Mike Unser treuer Mietwagen, inklusive eigenen Soundeffekt und Charaktertiefe. Magic Mike begeisterte stets mit seinem riesen Wortschatz und sorgte damit überall für grosses Aufsehen. Sagte immer brav Hola und Adios (manchmal sogar mit Unterstützung der Fenster). Auch sagte er immer geradeaus seine Meinung. Seine Upgrades bestehen aus Würfeln (siehe oben) und Entchen. Ist er nicht ein Guapo?
Wellen wie aus dem Chilebuch
Zwischen Espuma-Explosionen, einsamen Pointbreaks und mystischen Locals (wir meinen den Otter) haben wir sie gefunden: unsere ganz eigenen Lieblingswellen.
Nicht alle Wellen gehören ins Internet (Chiles Surfcommunity, we see you 👀), aber ein paar Highlights teilen wir – natürlich ohne GPS-Koordinaten, aber mit jeder Menge Feeling. Check unser Facebook Album für die Trip Highlights.
Bock auf deinen eigenen Chilezazo?
Wenn du jetzt beim Lesen innerlich “Abfahrt!” gerufen hast – gute Nachrichten: 2026 geht’s wieder nach Chile! Und diesmal kannst du dabei sein:
Ein 7-tägiger Surfurlaub für alle Levels – Wellen, Vibes und Flow garantiert. Perfekt zum Runterkommen, Aufblühen und Reinschnuppern in den Chile-Lifestyle.
10 Tage Abenteuer-Surftrip für erfahrene Surfer*innen. Roadtrip, Wildwellen, Local-Spots und jede Menge „Stabilomatiko“-Momente inklusive.
👉 Sichere dir jetzt deinen Platz – oder gleich beide Trips, wenn du nicht genug von Chile, Surf und Whippies kriegen kannst. Mehr Infos & Buchung: HIER. Sei Teil einer epic Gang wie dieser.
Welcome to NOMB Surf´s latest feature: the Surftrip Series!!
Once a month we will spoil you with a surftrip report, featuring NOMB Surf´s headcoach Angie or a guest surftrip writer. What better way is there to relive your surftrip experience than sharing it with likeminded surfers?? Apart from doing it all over again of course 🙂
So sit back, make yourself a nice cup of tea and enjoy NOMB Surftrip Series #1: A winterbreak in paradise – Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Hi there!
My name is Angie, I am the head surfcoach of NOMB Surf. In case you don´t know, we here at NOMB Surf organize surfcoaching trips to really cool destinations all over the planet. And guess how the NOMB Surf idea was born? Right, I loooove to surftrip. There´s just something about visiting different places, surfing new waves and experiencing new cultures. It´s that certain feeling (they call it itchy feet) that makes some of us go out there and explore our planet.
But that´s enough about me, let me tell you a bit about one of my most crazy and amazing surftrips ever. Destination: Rapa Nui. In the photo above you see me standing on the westcoast of Easter Island. Looks nice you think but imagine that there is nothing (!!!), seriously nothing, behind me for another 3.600km. Until the Pacific Ocean hits the Chilean mainland.
Being an small isolated island in the middle of the Pacific, every surfer automatically will start thinking about how many swells might hit this only 23km small volcano island. The answer is quite simple: loooooads!!! Check out one of the spots on the other site of the island. Looks not too big because the pic was taken from high above. Down there the waves were roughly 5m high and trust me, it´s brutal. Only a handful of brave surfers surf this spot!
You get to Rapa Nui by plane (the boat once goes twice a year). Either from Santiago de Chile, Lima (Peru) or Tahiti. There is loads of accommodation, from cool little beachhuts to a luxury 5 star hotel, there´s something for every taste. However be prepared to fork out, Rapa Nui is a seriously expensive place. Everything is imported and the local community puts a well deserved high price on their natural and cultural heritage.
But the fact that Rapa Nui is easily one of the most magical places in the world, money really doesn´t matter once you feel the spirits and energies flying around that place. I am generally not a very spiritual person but there is something that catches you the moment you step out of the plane. You don´t believe me? Go and find out for yourself! How can you not be blown away by standing next to the 15 Moai statues in Tongariki??
Surfwise Rapa Nui offers great spots for nearly every level. Having said that, it´s probably not the easiest place in the world to learn to surf. A certain level of surfing will help you to enjoy the crystal clear waters even more. Duckdiving for the first time with your eyes open will leave you speachless. I wasn´t aware of just how much beauty was underneath me until I opened my eyes. Fishes of every imaginable color and shape swim around you and enjoy the waves as much as the surfers do. You might even be lucky and surf next to a turtle or three.. In Hanga Roa, the town on the island, there are a couple of different surfspots, all reefs that break clean and can hold size as well.
The Rapa Nui are friendly people who are aware of that their island lives of tourism and welcome everyone with genuine warmth. But don´t be surprised if after a couple of days you are being asked when you gonna leave again. There is a serious migration problem on Rapa Nui so don´t think about installing yourself for a longer period of time. On my first trip to Rapa Nui we spend over a month on the island. We were welcomed with very open arm but were accepted to stay for that long only because we have friends among the local surfcommunity.
So what do to on Rapa Nui once you are totally surfed out?? Even though it´s only a small island it will take you quite a while to explore everything. Anakena beach for example, a picture perfect polynesian beach. Palmtrees, moais, clear water and white sand. Just how you imagined. Or you can climb up Rano Kau, a volcano with water and floating greens. A once in a lifetime sight really!
I was very sad to have to leave Rapa Nui, I totally fell in love with the magic, waves and people of this place. That much that I returned to Easter Island one year later. It´s an amazing place that makes you get in touch with yourself, simply by letting you be part of it´s rich and diverse polynesian culture. Imagine the music, the dances, the paintings, the artwork, the language, the history.. I was totally blown away. And put some great and consistent waves on top of that, and you might actually never wanna leave this little paradise.
Sounds good to you?? You never know, one day there might even be a NOMB Surftrip to Rapa Nui.. Until then, keep checking into our Newspage to be up to date about our upcoming surfcoaching trips!
I hope you enjoyed Surftrip Series #1, stay tuned for monthly new surftrip reports.
Sea you in the water soon, great waves for everyone!
Because it was sooo much fun last year.. Because we had great waves.. Because we saw loads of the chilean countryside & culture.. Because we made new friends.. Because we improved our surfing, flexibility and strength..
And because of many more amazing reasons & memories, we do it again this year!!
My name is Sharon, I am a Yoga instructor and a passionate surfer.
Years ago, while searching for the connection with my inner self, I discovered Yoga as a discipline and way of life to heal myself and be in balance with myself and my surroundings.
Surfing perfectly complets this way of life as surfing too works the balance of our mind, body and soul. Surfing let´s us be one with nature and this way we understand our true essence.
Looking forward to share some Yoga and Surf sessions with you.
… straight from the airport into the Pacific! First stop Playa Ritoque, a little hidden surf paradise in the V region. Playa Ritoque is the birthplace of chilean surfing: an incredible beachbreak in front of a 17km long stretch of sanddunes and home to only a few little beachhouses and the famous surfbar Ritoque. Here the NOMB Surfers picked up the rest of the team and after a couple of days exploring the breaks of the V region they hit the road again.
The first night the NOMB Surfers stayed in a little house of terror, a rather weird experience that still made them laugh days after. Heading further north, passing through the IV region, they saw the countryside change from green to sandy desert. Finally the team reached their home for the next few days, not without a couple of interesting encounters with the local police.. In some parts of this world a pick-up truck with 4 people, 1 dog and 7 surfboards is still an unusual sight.. But all this is part of a roadtrip and being able to wake up with an incredible and glassy reef break right in front of your house made it sooo worth it!!
After 2 months of heavy swells all along the chilean coast the Pacific ocean now presented itselfwith perfect conditions: hardly any wind, nice little groundswells producing perfect waves between 1 – 1 1/2 m.. Thomas couldnt believe the waves he surfed! Neither could surfcoach Angie, she was so super stoked to see her student improving day by day! Congratulations Thomas, you really ripped it! Based in their little beachhouse right in front of this perfect righthand reefbreak the NOMB Team explored the surrounding beach and pointbreaks, encountering incredible waves and super friendly locals everywhere they went.
Being a surftravellers also includes being a tourist.. And when the wavecheck brought the team to Pan de Azucar, one of Chile´s most beautiful national parks, the NOMB Surfers couldn´t resist to take some action pics in this virgin and isolated paradise… The days in the desert are long, the sun rises early and sets late but they didn´t feel long enough for all those hours of surfing and exploring the surroundings.. The team finished their action filled days with a sunset surf, a Ving chun class from student Thomas, a relaxed yoga session watching the ocean, or even a glass of tasty red wine and a siesta.. Well deserved NOMB Surfers!
The team stayed in a crazy little house a few meters from the ocean. Being in the desert meant solar energy, running water only from a watertank and bathroom and shower open air. The team felt the spirit and adjusted straight away. The rewards were empty line ups, millions of hours of sunlight, bonfires and a sky at nighttime that blew their minds. The Atacama desert is such an unusual place, their colours and shadows are unique. That´s why yoga teacher Sharon choose this location to supply her sponsor with new photo material. Luckily surfcoach Angie is an expert not only in shooting photos and filming her students surfing but also a dedicated and experienced photographer.
Our mobile surfcamp team in the North of Chile felt so comfortable in the desert that they decided to stay an extra day. The drive back to the central region was quite long but mainly because the NOMB surfers took the dirt roads along the coast and wavechecked wherever they could. Finally they arrived safely back in Playa Ritoque before heading to the airport the next morning. Thank you Thomas, Dani and Sharon for an unforgettable trip which surely will be repeated one day soon! A big thank you goes out to the Ritoque community who made us feel at home, to Valito for letting us use your beautiful house in the desert, and to O´Carol rentalcar for supporting us with a brandnew 4X4.
Photos from the surfcoaching trip into the North of Chile can be found on our Facebook page.
Good waves for all of you and we hopefully see you soon for your own NOMB Surfcoaching trip experience!
.. oh happy days… What an amazing trip!! Name three things about the NOMB Level 2 Surftrip to the South of Chile?? Loads of waves, loads of smiles, loads of unforgettable moments…
Where to start?? Well, lets start with the ocean.. Normally the Pacific Ocean swells are a little bit more intermediate friendly in the summer months. This summer however, with El Niño working its magic, the chilean coast encountered huge swells. As the swells hit the entire coast it was decided to turn South, and enjoy&discover some green, unique and empty places. The trip passed through Pichilemu, Chile´s surf capital and then headed further south.
Homebase was found in ´El Puerto Buchupureo´ where the NOMBsurfers stayed in a Cabaña (beachhouse) in front of the beach. After an amazing breakfast, made especially for the NOMB Surfteam, the surfers bravely faced the walls of water and jumped into the ocean again and again. Due to the huge waves Surfcoach Angie had to change the training programm, loads of theory, ocean knowledge and motivation training could be found on the daily initerary.
Yoga instructor Sharon made sure that all those hard worked muscles were proberly stretched. On top of the hard earned stretching Sharon focused on the right breathing techniques, flexibility and muscle strength. Yoga classes took place with amazing ocean views, in a special yoga hut or on the terrace of a domo between the trees at the Sirena Insolente Hostel in Pichilemu, or even right on the beach.
In between surfing, yoga and travelling the NOMBsurfers found time to discover hidden places, local food and markets, and explore the little towns of Chiles South. The team engaged in a local beach clean up and even protested against the building of salmon fields in the Pacific, only a few meters distance from the powerful and outstanding pointbreaks of the VIII region. Thanks for getting involved NOMBsurfers!!After 10 days on the road and in the water the NOMBsurfers said their goodbyes in Valparaiso, a bohemian city build on hills and an UNESCO heritage site. Thank you Clara, Johannes, Susann, Susi and Tina for making this NOMB Surfcoaching trip an unforgettable first trip! A big thanks also goes out to Milton our local surfguide, Juane & his team at the Sirena Insolente Hostel in Punta de Lobos, Chaka for the most tasty sushi in South America, Erik & his team at El Puerto Buchupureo. And everyone along the way who treated the NOMBsurfers with respect and welcomed us with open arms! Last but not least a massive thanks to yoga instructor Sharon, an amazing person and friend! This trip could have not happened without you!
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