Beach
both
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's Conditions
Swell
1.6m
SW(218°)
Score: 17/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
5km/h
W(270°)
Score: 18/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm64%
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 1 km/h N|PM: 6 km/h WSW
1 km/h vs 6 km/h afternoon
Location & Conditions
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Swell
Wind
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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
77
GoodComponents
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size17/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind18/25
Raw Score77/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score77
Location & Conditions
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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°
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
ANFDrive time
10 minData quality
verified