Beach
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Level 4/10

Playa Brava Antofagasta

Antofagasta, Chile
🌀Strong rips🚫Pollution

Playa Brava is Antofagasta's primary surf beach in Chile's mining region.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
87
Firing
2.2m
@16s
8km/h
Mon
16
80
Firing
1.6m
@16s
6km/h
Tue
17
81
Firing
1.9m
@15s
8km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.2m
SW(228°)
Score: 21/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
8km/h
S(175°)
Score: 18/25
Weather
22°C
0.0mm17%
Secondary Swell
0.5mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:30 am
Low tide - -0.28m
8:10 am
High tide - 0.15m
1:21 pm
Low tide - -0.18m
8:03 pm
High tide - 0.62m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

87
Firing
Components
Swell Direction23/25
Swell Size21/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind18/25
Raw Score87/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score87

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (230°)
Direction range
200° - 270°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
50° - 130°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

16°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Central Antofagasta. Beach access from Avenida.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round waves. Best autumn to spring.

Getting There

Airport
ANF
Drive time
10 min
Data quality
verified

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