Surf Forecasts:
Playa Blanca - Lota surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, N swell with 1,187 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Blanca - Lota this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Blanca - Lota over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Blanca - Lota in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Blanca - Lota over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 7 | N 9 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 242 | 206 | 164 | 119 | 116 | 82 | 33 | 139 | 1187 | 828 | 527 | 343 | 569 | 804 | 924 | 416 | 356 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.09m | 2:23PM1.29m | 3:11AM1.10m | 3:09PM1.11m | 4:06AM1.10m | 4:02PM0.95m | 5:07AM1.11m | 5:12PM0.83m | 6:15AM1.13m | 6:43PM0.77m | 7:20AM1.17m | 8:06PM0.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.08m | 8:06AM0.27m | 8:55PM0.17m | 9:07AM0.38m | 9:36PM0.26m | 10:20AM0.46m | 10:21PM0.35m | 11:47AM0.50m | 11:15PM0.42m | 1:15PM0.47m | 00:17AM0.46m | 2:24PM0.41m | 1:18AM0.46m | ||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 319 | 242 | 206 | 164 | 119 | 116 | 82 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 828 | 527 | 343 | 7 | 804 | 924 | 416 | 356 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 22 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 21 | W 18 | WSW 21 | N 6 | W 18 | W 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 74 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 44 | 52 | 57 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | NW 11 | SW 7 | N 11 | W 15 | W 26 | W 24 | W 21 | W 22 | W 20 | — | NW 21 | NW 20 | W 20 | NW 19 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | 17 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 139 | 1187 | 133 | — | — | 569 | 528 | 173 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 74 | 521 | 483 | 472 | 406 | 0 | 305 | 406 | 0 | 30 | 74 | 135 | 135 |
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