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La Puntilla surfForecast / Antofagasta / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
20.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at La Puntilla today?

The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313141414141313131313131313151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)532451437369321321326326342407407401363352342336286286282326321544507514
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
1.43
12:38PM
1.09
12:18AM
1.41
1:16PM
1.09
12:52AM
1.38
1:57PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
0.27
6:01PM
0.52
7:05AM
0.26
6:39PM
0.55
7:39AM
0.27
7:22PM
0.58
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---7:11-------7:11-------7:13----
Sunset------8:32-------8:32-------8:31-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020202222212020202021222221202019192022222121
Feels °C (?)222322222222212222222222232221222221212223222222
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