Playa Amarilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 71.53° W

Playa Amarilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Amarilla sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Playa Amarilla today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Amarilla at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Playa Amarilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
SW
11
1.3
W
10
2.1
SW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
2
SW
8
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
0.7
W
9
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.3
SW
7
0.8
WSW
7
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.5
W
9
0.7
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
640
340
1053
290
284
553
528
400
227
223
87
167
202
155
59
76
47
41
140
299
472
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:43AM1.10m
8:50PM0.78m
8:33AM1.17m
9:22PM0.86m
9:11AM1.23m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.31m
2:02AM0.45m
3:23PM0.24m
2:47AM0.36m
3:51PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:42
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
17
18
16
13
12
12
12
13
17
20
19
16
15
14
14
15
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
8
8
14
13
11
10
9
10
9
11
14
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
18
17
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