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La Puntilla surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Puntilla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Puntilla sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Puntilla today?
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
536 | 491 | 518 | 475 | 379 | 372 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 584 | 1356 | 1589 | 1846 | 2061 | 2144 | 1467 | 2007 | 2098 | 1874 | 1823 | 1848 | 2005 | 2089 | 2317 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:31AM0.70m | 1:59PM1.24m | 2:57AM0.69m | 3:12PM1.19m | 4:25AM0.74m | 4:25PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.34m | 9:17PM0.30m | 8:06AM0.40m | 10:30PM0.28m | 9:37AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 536 | 491 | 518 | 475 | 379 | 372 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 372 | 1356 | 1589 | 1846 | 2061 | 2144 | 1467 | 2007 | 2098 | 1874 | 1823 | 1848 | 2005 | 2089 | 2317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | SSW 9 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 130 | 171 | 226 | 229 | 372 | 584 | 80 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 151 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | W 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 76 | 38 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
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