Las Machas Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.40° S 70.33° W

Las Machas, Chile Weather Observations

Issued: 8 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Las Machas sea temperature is
19.2°C
1.9° 

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

3 hours ago
no report
20
light winds from the SSW
(18 km/h at 200°)
15.8 °C-
-

-

Arica/Chacalluta Airport

9 km NNE211 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
0
calm
(2 km/h at 1°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Defensa Civil- Arica

11 km SSE77 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
15
light winds from the SSW
(14 km/h at 210°)
15.7 °C-
-

-

Tacna/Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport

37 km N700 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearMist -
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 220°)
17 °C5.0
5.0
scattered
overcast

Tacna

39 km N469 m above sea level

3 hours ago
Mist
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 220°)
16.7 °C5.0 km
5.0 km

overcast

ASCATB289E19S

51 km SW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 101°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB289E18S

84 km WSW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
15
light winds from the ESE
(14 km/h at 121°)
- °C- km
- km


Putre

85 km ENE3591 m above sea level

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

-

ASCATB289E20S

137 km S15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
10
light winds from the ESE
(10 km/h at 102°)
- °C- km
- km


Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport

235 km S215 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearno report
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 360°)
Q1015 °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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