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Isla Santa Maria surfForecast / Antofagasta / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 -04
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Isla Santa Maria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Isla Santa Maria sea temperature is
20.7° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Isla Santa Maria today?

The current surf forecast for Isla Santa Maria at 5PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)7ft (2.1m)15s

Table - waves today at Isla Santa Maria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121615151414131313131312121212111111111111101016
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)636666893186019601826154313801359123011261039933902794741715702645622286320419729
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
NW
5
NE
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
0.62
9:33PM
1.12
9:59AM
0.64
10:11PM
1.17
10:36AM
0.66
10:47PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
0.23
4:30AM
0.17
3:23PM
0.19
5:04AM
0.13
4:00PM
0.16
5:37AM
0.10
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--8:34-------8:34-------8:34-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120202020192021212120202020202121211919191919
Feels °C (?)212018192122212120191919192022222121211920212121
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