Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° S 70.31° W

La Puntilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Puntilla sea temperature is
19.3°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SW
15
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
13
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
107
171
107
135
57
104
134
138
145
167
131
121
184
164
149
153
161
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
0
SSE
0
SSE
5
WSW
0
NE
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:57PM1.19m
12:07PM0.87m
00:41AM1.20m
12:53PM0.78m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.16m
6:25AM0.24m
5:59PM0.19m
7:21AM0.27m
6:37PM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
18
17
17
17
17
20
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
20
21
20
18
Feels °C
20
19
19
18
18
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19
19
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19
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