Playa Blanca Surf Forecast

/ Antofagasta (21 surf breaks) /

Chile (102 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Playa Blanca surfForecast / Antofagasta / Chile

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 24 Oct 2025 -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 16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Blanca today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Blanca at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

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

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	Friday 24						Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Mon 27
	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	486	445	422	494	744	518	534	656	778	704	1033	1178	1251	1251	1156	1156	784	981	1001	893	893	789	735	603
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WNW	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	SSE	SSW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	on	on	on	glass	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)				12:07PM 0.80				12:18AM 1.16				12:46PM 0.73				12:57AM 1.11				1:30PM 0.66				1:42AM 1.06
Low Tide / height (m)		6:21AM 0.16			5:41PM 0.23					7:04AM 0.21				6:10PM 0.28				7:53AM 0.26				6:42PM 0.34

	Friday 24						Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Mon 27
Sunrise	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	14	16	16	16	13	14	14	14	15	18	17	16	14	15	14	13	15	16	17	16	14	16	13
Feels °C (?)	12	13	13	14	13	11	11	12	12	14	16	14	13	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	14	13	15	13

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Antofagasta

Wind Update Still cross-shore at Playa Blanca (light winds from the NNW at Desierto Atacama Airport 115 km from Playa Blanca). 1.1m 7s swell from the SW with a 0.8m 11s groundswell, also from the SW and a 0.4m 16s long period groundswell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
3 hours 36 minutes ago Playa Blanca

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