Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° S 70.31° W

La Puntilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Puntilla sea temperature is
19.9°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 6AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
627
602
635
702
694
671
702
755
737
644
628
597
1109
1573
2339
2285
2027
1929
1513
1494
1339
1138
1011
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
0
S
0
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
0
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:38AM1.15m
12:51PM0.70m
1:20AM1.10m
1:38PM0.64m
2:10AM1.05m
2:44PM0.61m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.34m
6:19PM0.33m
8:26AM0.39m
6:54PM0.39m
9:33AM0.41m
7:41PM0.44m
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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Temp °C
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
21
22
21
18
18
18
18
18
21
21
21
19
Feels °C
21
19
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
19
19
19
22
22
22
19
20
20
20
19
21
20
22
21
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