Punta Arenas Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.56° N 109.47° W

Punta Arenas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Arenas sea temperature is
30.7° C
2.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Punta Arenas today (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Arenas at 8PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
31
33
40
40
61
54
54
54
54
53
53
51
46
70
66
127
128
195
203
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:45AM1.44m
00:11AM0.97m
12:24PM1.44m
3:17AM0.83m
1:26PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.62m
5:16AM0.71m
8:23PM0.60m
4:24AM0.83m
10:47PM0.47m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:58
6:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
30
29
29
28
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
31
31
31
30
30
Feels °C
33
35
34
33
34
32
33
33
33
34
33
33
34
34
33
35
34
34
33
35
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