La Isla Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Atacama, Chile)

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La Isla Surf Guide

La Isla in Atacama is an exposed point break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest.The break here is a left hand point. Best around low tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rips, rocks,jetty.

La Isla Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	fairly consistent	60°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing La Isla:

The best conditions reported for surf at La Isla occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf La Isla (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing La Isla with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 3% of the time in January while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 94% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

94%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore La Isla Location Map

Interactive La Isla surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to La Isla is Chacalluta (Arica) Airport (ARI) in Chile, which is 15 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to La Isla is Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa (Tacna) Airport (TCQ) in Peru, 48 km (30 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

La Isla Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 11 July 2025, 02:38 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 11
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (ft)	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	-
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross	cross

What does La Isla look like?

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Tides at La Isla

Current tide and informaton

For Arica, Chile, 1 miles from La Isla.

Next High Water: 09:39am | 4ft

Next Low Water: 02:41am | 1ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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La Isla Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.8 °C) at La Isla is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 60°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite