La Puntilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° S 70.31° W

La Puntilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Puntilla sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
176
151
154
158
161
149
149
156
179
183
135
132
96
90
92
92
92
92
92
108
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
0
NW
0
W
5
SW
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:25PM0.61m
6:07AM1.04m
6:29PM0.64m
6:56AM1.09m
7:17PM0.68m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.42m
10:49PM0.36m
1:15PM0.37m
11:51PM0.34m
1:54PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
21
18
18
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