Punta Arenas Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.56° N 109.47° W

Punta Arenas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Arenas sea temperature is
31.8°C
3.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Arenas at 2AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
223
214
255
252
252
209
209
252
252
323
357
364
364
284
284
288
295
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:42AM1.25m
8:39AM1.20m
4:33PM1.16m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.61m
00:14AM0.50m
12:54PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
30
29
29
31
33
32
32
28
28
28
28
29
31
31
32
30
29
Feels °C
34
35
33
32
33
36
33
35
31
30
31
32
33
35
33
36
34
34
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