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La Puntilla surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
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 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
361 | 355 | 355 | 272 | 218 | 535 | 581 | 518 | 444 | 437 | 335 | 504 | 1330 | 1305 | 1661 | 1855 | 2053 | 1507 | 2322 | 2633 | 2868 | 2830 | 2754 | 2293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:51PM0.93m | 6:52AM1.08m | 6:43PM0.87m | 7:34AM1.15m | 7:30PM0.82m | 8:11AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.20m | 1:09PM0.37m | 00:48AM0.21m | 2:03PM0.34m | 1:22AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 361 | 355 | 355 | 272 | 197 | 535 | 581 | 518 | 444 | 437 | 335 | 504 | 1330 | 1305 | 1661 | 1855 | 2053 | 1507 | 2322 | 2633 | 2868 | 2830 | 2754 | 2293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 9 | S 6 | SW 21 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SW 18 | SW 13 | NW 15 | SSW 8 | NW 15 | SW 7 | S 26 | SW 17 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 46 | 31 | 23 | 151 | 218 | 50 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 197 | 277 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 962 | 26 | 23 | 87 | 141 | 141 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | S 6 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 12 | NW 15 | — | — | — | SW 26 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 94 | 127 | 23 | 50 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 147 |
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