La Puntilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° S 70.31° W

La Puntilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Puntilla sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.4° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 9PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.8
SW
14
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
813
729
605
649
623
614
536
529
529
521
492
458
560
609
659
552
314
396
344
260
710
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
SSW
5
S
0
NE
0
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
S
5
SW
0
E
5
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
W
0
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:09AM1.32m
10:37PM0.93m
10:51AM1.24m
11:23PM0.97m
11:32AM1.13m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.09m
4:24AM0.14m
5:22PM0.11m
5:15AM0.20m
5:58PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
20
19
20
19
18
18
19
18
20
20
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
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