El Gringo Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.48° S 70.33° W

El Gringo, Chile Weather Observations

Issued: 8 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Gringo sea temperature is
19.2°C
1.9° 

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

2 hours ago
no report
15
light winds from the SSW
(14 km/h at 210°)
15.7 °C-
-

-

Arica

14 km N52 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
20
light winds from the SSW
(18 km/h at 200°)
15.8 °C-
-

-

Arica/Chacalluta Airport

18 km N211 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
20
moderate winds from the SW
(20 km/h at 230°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
few
overcast

Tacna/Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport

46 km N700 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 210°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
overcast

Putre

87 km ENE3591 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
35
fresh winds from the W
(36 km/h at 260°)
7.0 °C-
-

-

Ilo Airport

138 km WNW9 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
5
light winds from the NNW
(6 km/h at 340°)
20 °C3.0
3.0
broken
overcast

Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport

226 km S215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
35
fresh winds from the SSW
(37 km/h at 210°)
22 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
overcast

Arequipa/Rodriguez Ballon Airport

271 km NW2727 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 280 degs)
(15 km/h at 230°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
broken

La Paz/El Alto International Airport

316 km NE4032 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the E
(22 km/h at 100°)
BKN200 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
few
broken

Juliaca

334 km N3804 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
25
moderate winds from the N
(26 km/h at 350°)
10 °C9.0
9.0
scattered
overcast

* 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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