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Hornitos Surf Forecast
/ Antofagasta (21 surf breaks) /
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Hornitos surfForecast / Antofagasta / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hornitos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hornitos sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornitos today?
The current surf forecast for Hornitos at 1PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hornitos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
529 | 459 | 430 | 367 | 324 | 277 | 277 | 200 | 197 | 287 | 401 | 420 | 821 | 825 | 874 | 792 | 808 | 881 | 861 | 754 | 774 | 661 | 823 | 813 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.02m | 1:09AM0.55m | 1:14PM0.98m | 2:17AM0.53m | 2:08PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.28m | 7:36PM0.23m | 6:05AM0.32m | 8:39PM0.25m | 6:54AM0.37m | 9:40PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 529 | 459 | 430 | 367 | 324 | 277 | 277 | 200 | 197 | 254 | 401 | 293 | 821 | 535 | 874 | 792 | 784 | 729 | 729 | 729 | 617 | 579 | 462 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 111 | 36 | 41 | 54 | 137 | 412 | 380 | 825 | 800 | 726 | 808 | 881 | 861 | 754 | 774 | 661 | 823 | 813 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 20 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 7 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | NW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 81 | 44 | 111 | 112 | 287 | 43 | 420 | 179 | 123 | 41 | 104 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 305 | 305 | 221 | 305 | 84 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 305 | 127 | 305 | 84 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
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