Las Machas Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.40° S 70.33° W

Las Machas, Chile Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Las Machas sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.5° 

Las Machas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Las Machas based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Las Machas right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Las Machas

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Arica

5 km N52 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (18 kph from 200 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.8 °C-
-

-

Arica/Chacalluta Airport

9 km NNE211 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 220°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Defensa Civil- Arica

11 km SSE77 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
15
light winds from the NNE
(14 km/h at 30°)
15.7 °C-
-

-

Tacna/Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport

37 km N700 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 240°)
18 °C10.0
10.0
few

Putre

85 km ENE3591 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (36 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.0 °C-
-

-

Ilo Airport

133 km WNW9 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the WSW
(6 km/h at 240°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport

235 km S215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
10
light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 340 degs)
(9 km/h at 310°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Arequipa/Rodriguez Ballon Airport

263 km NW2727 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(13 km/h at 260°)
Q1025 °C0.0
0.0


La Paz/El Alto International Airport

311 km NE4032 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the WNW
(9 km/h at 300°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
few

Juliaca

325 km N3804 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the SSE
(7 km/h at 150°)
Q1031 °C0.0
0.0


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Las Machas and within an acceptable time window.

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