El Gringo Surf Break

El Gringo, Chile Weather Observations

Lat Long: 18.48° S 70.33° W

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Gringo sea temperature is
17.2° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

El Gringo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for El Gringo based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in El Gringo right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near El Gringo

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Defensa Civil- Arica

4 km ESE77 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
15
light winds from the NNE
(14 km/h at 30°)
15.7 °C-
-

-

Arica

14 km N52 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
20
light winds from the NNE
(18 km/h at 20°)
15.8 °C-
-

-

Arica/Chacalluta Airport

18 km N211 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 290°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Tacna/Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport

46 km N700 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 230°)
15 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
overcast

Putre

87 km ENE3591 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
35
fresh winds from the E
(36 km/h at 80°)
7.0 °C-
-

-

Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport

226 km S215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 040 degs)
(6 km/h at 360°)
18 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Arequipa/Rodriguez Ballon Airport

271 km NW2727 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 1°)
Q1027 °C0.0
0.0


La Paz/El Alto International Airport

316 km NE4032 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the ENE
(7 km/h at 70°)
-1 °C10.0
10.0
no significant cloud

Cochabamba/Jorge Wilsterman Airport

465 km ENE2769 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 050 to 180 degs)
(9 km/h at 130°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
no significant cloud

Calama/El Loa Airport

469 km SSE2293 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
40
strong winds from the ESE
(39 km/h at 120°)
Q1030 °C0.0
0.0
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to El Gringo and within an acceptable time window.

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