Surf Forecasts:
Punta Arenas surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 366 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Punta Arenas this week:
The surf forecast for Punta Arenas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Punta Arenas in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Punta Arenas over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight 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. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 |
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 kJ | 31 | 40 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 66 | 128 | 136 | 270 | 344 | 295 | 357 | 252 | 239 | 233 | 207 | 137 | 147 | 148 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:11AM0.97m | 12:24PM1.44m | 3:17AM0.83m | 1:26PM1.42m | 3:05PM1.43m | 8:36AM1.12m | 4:44PM1.50m | 8:20AM1.19m | 5:56PM1.60m | 8:36AM1.26m | 6:51PM1.69m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.62m | 5:16AM0.71m | 8:23PM0.60m | 10:47PM0.47m | 00:02AM0.29m | 10:27AM1.10m | 00:52AM0.12m | 12:07PM1.02m | 1:33AM0.01m | 1:01PM0.91m | 2:10AM-0.05m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 40 | 24 | 36 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 270 | 344 | 295 | 357 | 252 | 239 | 233 | 207 | 137 | 147 | 57 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 3 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 128 | 83 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 54 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 96 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 66 | 44 | 136 | 64 | 37 | 57 | 37 | 57 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 97 | 148 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 0 | 85 | 426 | 0 | 83 | 73 | 0 | 79 | 426 | 7 | 79 | 75 | 7 | 83 | 7 | 7 | 83 | 75 | 0 |
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