El Loa Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.43° S 70.06° W

El Loa, Chile Weather Observations

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loa sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.6° 

El Loa 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 Loa 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 Loa right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near El Loa

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport

102 km N215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 220°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
overcast
-
-

Calama/El Loa Airport

168 km SE2293 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
60
near gales from the E
(61 km/h at 90°)
- °C0.0
0.0
-
-
-

Antofagasta Airport/Cerro Moreno

223 km S710 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 190°)
17 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta

252 km S238 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12.8 °C-
-

-

Toconao

287 km SE2446 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 110°)
- °C-
-

-

Defensa Civil- Arica

326 km N77 m above sea level

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

-

Arica

342 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

346 km N211 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 200°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Putre

361 km N3591 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (36 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.0 °C-
-

-

Tacna/Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport

373 km N700 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
15 °C5.0
5.0
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 Loa and within an acceptable time window.

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