Surf-Forecast | Playa de los Ahogados Surf Guide

Playa de los Ahogados Surf Guide

Playa de los Ahogados in Santiago is an exposed beach break that has very reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach break favours left handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. The location means that it never gets crowded. Beware of - Urchins - Rips / undertow - Rocks.

Playa de los Ahogados Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	very consistent	13.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de los Ahogados:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de los Ahogados occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Playa de los Ahogados (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de los Ahogados with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 20% of the time in May while 79% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

20%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

79%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa de los Ahogados Location Map

Interactive Playa de los Ahogados surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Playa de los Ahogados is Arturo Merino Benitez International (Santiago) Airport (SCL) in Chile, which is 85 km (53 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Playa de los Ahogados is Los Cerrillos (Santiago) Airport (ULC), also in Chile, 94 km (58 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa de los Ahogados Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 21 June 2026, 03:16 Local Time

m, °C	Sat	Sunday 21
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	17	17	17	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

What does Playa de los Ahogados look like?

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Tides at Playa de los Ahogados

Current tide and informaton

For Playa de los Ahogados, 0 km from Playa de los Ahogados.

Next High Water: 03:34am | 0.96m

Next Low Water: 09:14am | 0.37m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa de los Ahogados Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.5 °C) at Playa de los Ahogados is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (10.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.