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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
6
Poor
1.6m
@8s
17km/h
Mon
22
27
Poor
3.4m
@12s
13km/h
Tue
23
13
Poor
3.4m
@10s
12km/h
Wed
24
36
Poor
2.6m
@9s
11km/h
Thu
25
37
Poor
1.8m
@12s
7km/h
Fri
26
37
Poor
1.5m
@13s
9km/h
Sat
27
34
Poor
1.7m
@14s
15km/h
Sun
28
36
Poor
3.2m
@11s
10km/h
Mon
29
40
Poor
2.8m
@12s
6km/h
Tue
30
43
Poor
2.0m
@12s
9km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.6m
SW(216°)
Score: 11/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 1/25
Wind
17km/h
SSW(192°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm67%
Windswell Component
0.3mSSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.8mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 15 km/h SSW|PM: 18 km/h SSW
Lighter winds early (15 km/h)
Tide at 7am (-0.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:12 am
High tide - 0.33m
7:50 am
Low tide - -0.20m
2:02 pm
High tide - 0.56m
8:54 pm
Low tide - -0.40m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

6
Poor
Components
Swell Direction13/25
Swell Size11/25
Swell Period1/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score26/100
Adjustments
🚫 Tide-10
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Tide Capmax 40
Adjusted Score6/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score6
🌊 Too low for this break
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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
ANF
Drive time
25 min
Data quality
community

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