Surf Forecasts:
Punta Arenas surf forecast from 9 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 9 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 9 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with 2,072 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 9 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Punta Arenas this week:
The surf forecast for Punta Arenas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 18s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Punta Arenas in the next 16 days are 1.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Punta Arenas over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2168 | 2072 | 2001 | 1331 | 1165 | 1038 | 752 | 529 | 529 | 346 | 295 | 322 | 376 | 688 | 500 | 551 | 536 | 361 | 289 | 411 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34AM1.02m | 4:12PM1.38m | 5:17AM1.07m | 4:48PM1.50m | 6:31AM1.13m | 5:27PM1.62m | 7:30AM1.19m | 6:07PM1.72m | 8:23AM1.23m | 6:49PM1.79m | 9:12AM1.23m | 7:32PM1.83m | 10:00AM1.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.79m | 9:15AM0.70m | 11:17PM0.57m | 10:18AM0.76m | 00:03AM0.34m | 11:13AM0.81m | 00:48AM0.14m | 12:02PM0.85m | 1:32AM-0.02m | 12:47PM0.87m | 2:17AM-0.11m | 1:30PM0.89m | 3:03AM-0.13m | 2:12PM0.89m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2168 | 2072 | 2001 | 1331 | 1165 | 1038 | 752 | 529 | 529 | 346 | 295 | 317 | 253 | 688 | 500 | 551 | 536 | 361 | 289 | 411 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 12 | SW 28 | SSW 21 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 38 | 75 | 180 | 249 | 322 | 376 | 9 | 103 | 30 | 45 | 101 | 37 | 294 | 365 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 24 | — | SW 26 | SSW 22 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 5 | 18 | — | 11 | — | 26 | 48 | 97 | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | — | 16 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 46 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 75 | 75 | 66 | 486 | 9 | 0 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 426 | 0 | 486 | 426 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 0 | 75 | 66 |
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