La Puntilla surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 -04
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 4.7°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 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Feb)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131313121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65864860456050149457297210931093117012271189117010471047934876787787787680680633
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
0.67
7:24PM
1.12
7:39AM
0.70
8:11PM
1.17
8:29AM
0.74
8:52PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
0.43
2:33AM
0.46
1:02PM
0.40
3:11AM
0.40
1:55PM
0.37
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise-7:33-------7:33-------7:33------
Sunset----8:16-------8:16-------8:15---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232325252524242323232525252423232323252625242323
Feels °C (?)252626252627272526262626262626262626262727272627
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