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Level 7/10
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's Conditions
Swell
1.7m
SW(218°)
Score: 12/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 2/25
Wind
8km/h
SW(226°)
Score: 13/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm88%
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 9 km/h SSW|PM: 10 km/h SW
Lighter winds early (9 km/h)
Tide at 7am (0.5m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
1:20 am
Low tide - -0.45m
7:36 am
High tide - 0.53m
1:50 pm
Low tide - -0.34m
7:46 pm
High tide - 0.44m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
36
PoorComponents
Swell Direction14/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind13/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score36/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score36
Location & Conditions
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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°
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
ANFDrive time
25 minData quality
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