Punta Arena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 4.59° S 81.30° W

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Punta Arena sea temperature is

26.8°C

Punta Arena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Punta Arena today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Arena at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	16s
Evening (06 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	21s

Table - waves today at Punta Arena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	NW 13	NW 13	SW 16	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	NW 21	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	NW 20	NW 19	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	111	154	27	27	216	0	318	390	395	414	67	0	0	0	0	134	131	157	252	252	307	252
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:23PM1.24m				1:37AM1.45m				2:14PM1.34m				2:19AM1.48m				2:57PM1.41m				2:57AM1.48m
Low Tide			7:22PM0.18m				8:01AM0.03m				8:11PM0.15m				8:42AM-0.05m				8:55PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	6:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	24	24	24	24	26	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	26	26	25	25	25	24	25
Feels °C	27	27	25	24	25	24	27	26	27	26	24	24	25	25	25	27	26	26	25	25	24	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	742	635	607	850	458	388	388	382	286	451	963	516	537	558	551	904	1668	1261	1697	1849	1154	1434
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SW 18	SSW 18	NW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SSW 21	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 18	NW 19	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18
kJ	49	154	127	27	216	268	318	390	395	414	88	177	177	177	298	851	131	157	252	252	307	252
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	NW 13	NW 13	NW 10	NW 13	S 7	NW 21	NW 21	NW 21	NW 21	NW 21	S 20	S 20	S 19	SSW 19	NW 20	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14
kJ	111	27	27	4	27	26	72	117	72	72	67	212	279	273	461	134	6	6	6	32	32	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	S 7	S 4	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	S 6	S 4	S 5	S 5	—
kJ	—	36	48	—	64	13	64	64	48	13	28	37	42	34	—	—	—	39	31	51	47	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	1	4	1	1	1	2	4	4
Distance (km)	533	14	37	238	60	14	14	267	267	267	267	267	51	14	9	10	269	116	269	65	51	14
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Rating (10 max)		3	2		2	3	3						3	4	4	4		1		2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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