Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° S 70.31° W

La Puntilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Puntilla sea temperature is
19.8°C
1.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 6PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
20
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1325
1249
1164
1094
996
918
658
597
519
492
428
485
552
992
951
924
1083
933
522
455
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSE
0
SE
5
SW
0
E
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:16PM0.80m
7:22AM1.17m
8:07PM0.90m
8:13AM1.16m
8:51PM1.01m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.22m
00:48AM0.32m
2:06PM0.18m
1:52AM0.26m
2:44PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
20
18
18
17
17
18
20
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
20
21
20
18
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
20
21
20
19
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