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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
74
Good
1.6m
@14s
5km/h
Mon
22
62
Fair
3.4m
@16s
5km/h
Tue
23
65
Good
3.3m
@14s
5km/h
Wed
24
67
Good
2.5m
@12s
5km/h
Thu
25
84
Firing
1.8m
@13s
4km/h
Fri
26
83
Firing
1.6m
@15s
5km/h
Sat
27
85
Firing
1.7m
@15s
4km/h
Sun
28
70
Good
3.1m
@16s
5km/h
Mon
29
77
Good
2.8m
@16s
4km/h
Tue
30
86
Firing
2.0m
@15s
4km/h

Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
1.6m
SW(219°)
Score: 16/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
5km/h
SW(232°)
Score: 18/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm69%
Windswell Component
0.3mSSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.8mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 2 km/h S|PM: 7 km/h WSW
Lighter winds early (2 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:16 am
High tide - 0.33m
7:54 am
Low tide - -0.20m
2:06 pm
High tide - 0.56m
8:54 pm
Low tide - -0.40m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

74
Good
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size16/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind18/25
Raw Score76/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide-2
Adjusted Score74/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score74
🌊 Too low for this tide window
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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
ANF
Drive time
10 min
Data quality
verified

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