Surf-Forecast | Playa Amarilla Surf Guide

Playa Amarilla Surf Guide

Playa Amarilla in Santiago is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Crowds are never a problem here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Playa Amarilla Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	14.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa Amarilla:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Amarilla occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa Amarilla with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 20% of the time in July while 64% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 16% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

20%

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

blown out

64%

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

too small

16%

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

Explore Playa Amarilla Location Map

Interactive Playa Amarilla 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 nearest passenger airport to Playa Amarilla is Arturo Merino Benitez International (Santiago) Airport (SCL) in Chile, which is 87 km (54 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Playa Amarilla is Los Cerrillos (Santiago) Airport (ULC), also in Chile, 100 km (62 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.

Playa Amarilla Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 22 June 2026, 01:28 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 22
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Playa Amarilla

Current tide and informaton

For La Boca Con Con, 2 km from Playa Amarilla.

Next High Water: 04:35am | 1.01m

Next Low Water: 10:29am | 0.42m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
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Playa Amarilla Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.0 °C) at Playa Amarilla is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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