Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° S 70.31° W

La Puntilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Puntilla sea temperature is
19.5°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
11
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
131
121
184
206
163
123
113
142
140
119
119
119
119
217
232
433
347
286
253
455
277
277
236
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
N
5
WSW
0
NNE
0
N
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
NW
5
S
0
S
0
NNW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:41AM1.20m
12:53PM0.78m
1:33AM1.19m
1:50PM0.70m
2:36AM1.16m
3:08PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.27m
6:37PM0.23m
8:28AM0.32m
7:26PM0.28m
9:49AM0.34m
8:30PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
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7:38
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
19
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
19
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
19
20
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