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La Portada

Antofagasta, Chile
🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks🚶Difficult access

La Portada is a quality reef break near the famous natural arch rock formation.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
61
Fair
2.2m
@14s
12km/h
Mon
16
54
Fair
1.7m
@14s
11km/h
Tue
17
53
Fair
2.0m
@14s
12km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.2m
SW(227°)
Score: 19/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 14/25
Wind
12km/h
S(169°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
21°C
0.0mm23%
Secondary Swell
0.6mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:24 am
Low tide - -0.28m
8:04 am
High tide - 0.16m
1:21 pm
Low tide - -0.18m
8:03 pm
High tide - 0.62m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

61
Fair
Components
Swell Direction19/25
Swell Size19/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score61/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score61

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (235°)
Direction range
210° - 280°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (100°)
Offshore range
60° - 140°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.4m
Danger below
0.3m

Water temp

16°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: North of Antofagasta near famous arch.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Needs solid swell. Best autumn to spring.

Getting There

Airport
ANF
Drive time
25 min
Data quality
community

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