Las Peñas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Concepcion, Chile)

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Las Peñas Surf Guide

Las Peñas in Concepcion is a quite exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the south. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the north northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Watch out for - Urchins.

Las Peñas Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	12.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Las Peñas:

The best conditions reported for surf at Las Peñas occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Las Peñas (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Las Peñas with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 17% of the time in January while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 80% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

17%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

80%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Las Peñas Location Map

Interactive Las Peñas surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Las Peñas is Carriel Sur International (Concepcion) Airport (CCP) in Chile, which is 61 km (38 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Las Peñas is Maria Dolores (Los Angeles) Airport (LSQ), also in Chile, 89 km (55 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Las Peñas Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 21:12 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	N	N
Period (s)	12	11	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	on

What does Las Peñas look like?

Latest photos from Las Peñas. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at Las Peñas

Current tide and informaton

For Arauco, 8 km from Las Peñas.

Next High Water: 01:22am | 0.81m

Next Low Water: 06:35am | 0.41m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Las Peñas Sea Temperature

The Las Peñas water temperature is rather cold (12.5 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 14.0 °C, so feeling about the same in the water as out of it. A winter steamer or even a good quality spring wetsuit and neoprene boots should suffice. Wear a hood and gloves if you have not been surfing for a while.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit and neoprene boots.