Playa Blanca surfForecast / Antofagasta / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 -04
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Playa Blanca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Blanca sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Blanca today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Blanca at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
0
1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313141414141414141313141616161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1089120013081347171217361533138712671073104210421179157116991699169915511511119011581031947934
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
S
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
0.63
5:11PM
1.11
6:27AM
0.65
6:33PM
1.13
7:42AM
0.73
7:39PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
0.26
10:02AM
0.35
12:38AM
0.23
11:41AM
0.35
1:43AM
0.16
1:04PM
0.31
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---7:48-------7:48-------7:48----
Sunset------7:46-------7:45-------7:45-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716172019181717171617202019171717161620201917
Feels °C (?)171717181918171718181718191918161717161619191716
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