Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Blanca today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Blanca at 4PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Blanca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2271 | 2205 | 2172 | 2140 | 1982 | 1952 | 1703 | 1880 | 1520 | 1480 | 1196 | 951 | 976 | 792 | 701 | 552 | 519 | 392 | 379 | 324 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on |
High Tide | 7:07PM0.68m | 7:28AM1.29m | 8:08PM0.75m | 8:22AM1.38m | 8:58PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.20m | 00:35AM0.21m | 2:27PM0.10m | 1:36AM0.15m | 3:12PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2271 | 2205 | 2172 | 2140 | 1982 | 1952 | 1703 | 1880 | 1520 | 1480 | 1196 | 951 | 976 | 792 | 701 | 552 | 208 | 233 | 239 | 244 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 251 | 260 | 319 | 375 | 725 | 667 | 643 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 281 | 281 | 165 | 129 | 191 | 208 | 519 | 392 | 379 | 324 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 671 | 671 | 671 | 414 | 414 | 306 | 279 | 0 | 432 | 493 | 588 | 277 | 414 | 366 | 371 | 0 | 291 | 371 | 366 | 265 | 271 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Antofagasta | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa Blanca surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest