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Cupula in Antofagasta is an exposed reef and point break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The left hand reef break is better than the right. and in addition, there is also a left hand point break. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of rocks and urchins.

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Overall Cupula Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Chile - Antofagasta surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Cupula

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cupula:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ram5	2 mi
Second closest break	Huascar	4 mi
Third closest break	La Puntilla	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Nuluhaga	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Andromeda	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cupula:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	1367 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	2807 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2807 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2882 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	2888 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cupula:
Closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	1379 mi
Second closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	1383 mi
Third closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	1387 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	1388 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	1388 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cupula:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	523 mi
Second closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	615 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	625 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	628 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	628 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cupula:
Closest city location	Antofagasta (Chile)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Mejillones (Chile)	45 mi
Third closest city location	Taltal (Chile)	114 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tocopilla (Chile)	117 mi
Fifth closest city location	Calama (Chile)	132 mi

• The nearest passenger airport to Cupula is Cerro Moreno International (Antofagasta) Airport (ANF) in Chile, which is 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second closest airport to Cupula is El Loa (Calama) Airport (CJC), also in Chile, 213 km (132 miles) away.