Playa Blanca – Lota Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Concepcion, Chile)

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Playa Blanca - Lota Surf Guide

Playa Blanca - Lota in Concepcion is a quite exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Playa Blanca - Lota Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	12.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa Blanca - Lota:

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

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

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Playa Blanca - Lota with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 89% of the time in January while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

89%

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

blown out

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

too small

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

Explore Playa Blanca - Lota Location Map

Interactive Playa Blanca - Lota 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 closest passenger airport to Playa Blanca - Lota is Carriel Sur International (Concepcion) Airport (CCP) in Chile, which is 34 km (21 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa Blanca - Lota is Maria Dolores (Los Angeles) Airport (LSQ), also in Chile, 74 km (46 miles) away.

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Playa Blanca - Lota Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 05:35 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	18	17	17	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

Tides at Playa Blanca - Lota

Current tide and informaton

For Lota, 2 km from Playa Blanca - Lota.

Next High Water: 02:14pm | 1.21m

Next Low Water: 07:10am | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa Blanca - Lota Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.4 °C) at Playa Blanca - Lota is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

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