Cupula Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Antofagasta, Chile)

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Cupula Surf Guide

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.

Cupula Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	3	consistent	17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cupula:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cupula occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cupula (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Cupula with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 11% of the time in February while 77% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 12% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

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

blown out

77%

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

too small

12%

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

Explore Cupula Location Map

Interactive Cupula 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 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.

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Cupula Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:05 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross

What does Cupula look like?

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Credit: Alvaro Bacuñan Credit: Carlo castillo mena

Tides at Cupula

Current tide and informaton

For Cupula, 0 km from Cupula.

Next High Water: 12:18am | 0.61m

Next Low Water: 05:29am | 0.29m

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Cupula Sea Temperature

The Cupula water temperature is reasonably warm (17.9 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite