Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° S 70.31° W

La Puntilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Puntilla sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.9° 

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


How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1031
928
846
1500
915
890
1184
1042
1027
1011
946
946
509
451
1061
444
437
394
326
394
573
606
283
597
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
10
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
WNW
0
N
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:46AM1.02m
8:29PM1.00m
8:25AM1.02m
9:03PM1.10m
9:04AM1.00m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.38m
2:11PM0.21m
2:28AM0.32m
2:40PM0.18m
3:12AM0.27m
3:10PM0.15m
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
19
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
21
22
21
19
Feels °C
22
22
21
20
22
21
21
20
22
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
21
21
20
22
22
21
20
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