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Las Machas surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Las Machas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Las Machas sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Las Machas today?
The current surf forecast for Las Machas at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Las Machas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
1134 | 1134 | 934 | 876 | 774 | 761 | 761 | 633 | 623 | 522 | 495 | 486 | 478 | 194 | 190 | 157 | 226 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 268 | 208 | 575 | 890 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.04m | 7:59AM1.11m | 8:00PM0.99m | 8:35AM1.18m | 8:40PM0.93m | 9:10AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.19m | 2:09PM0.30m | 2:06AM0.19m | 2:56PM0.28m | 2:35AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 1134 | 1134 | 934 | 876 | 774 | 761 | 761 | 633 | 623 | 522 | 495 | 486 | 478 | 194 | 190 | 157 | 226 | 175 | 175 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 575 | 890 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 13 | W 19 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 193 | 157 | 91 | 104 | 63 | 61 | 175 | 268 | 208 | 111 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 13 | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 51 | 80 | 79 | 112 | 79 | 94 | 68 | 52 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 |
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