La Isla Surf Forecast

/ Atacama (12 surf breaks) /

Chile (94 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (18.48° S 70.34° W)

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La Isla surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 Aug 2025 -04

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La Isla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's La Isla sea temperature is 16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Isla today?

The current surf forecast for La Isla at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Aug)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (16 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Atacama Surf

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	Saturday 16							Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tue 19
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	1	3	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	11	11	11	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	13	18	18	17	13	16	16	16	16	15	15
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	33	23	32	32	25	885	886	824	803	806	258	194	336	878	318	413	541	871	440	696	931	983	823	799
Wind (km/h)	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N	WSW	SSE	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	ENE	W	SW	NE	SW	SW	WNW	SSE	SSW	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:15AM 1.05				2:09PM 0.78				3:24AM 1.08				3:25PM 0.69				4:38AM 1.13				4:54PM 0.65
Low Tide / height (m)			8:41AM 0.38				8:18PM 0.22				10:13AM 0.39				9:20PM 0.25					11:44AM 0.35			10:32PM 0.26

	Saturday 16							Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tue 19
Sunrise	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	16	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	17	17	15	13	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15
Feels °C (?)	14	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	16	15	15	14

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Atacama

Wind Update Cross-off wind 18 km from La Isla has become light (calm at Arica/Chacalluta Airport). Waves should be turning clean at La Isla. 0.1m 13s groundswell from the WNW to make surfable waves.
1 hour 47 minutes ago La Isla

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18 km away, 1 h 47 min ago

4 km/h

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16.6

Air / Water (°C)

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