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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
16
82
Firing
1.7m
@14s
7km/h
Tue
17
84
Firing
1.9m
@14s
7km/h
Wed
18
83
Firing
1.9m
@14s
7km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.7m
SW(225°)
Score: 19/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
7km/h
S(184°)
Score: 17/25
Weather
22°C
0.0mm11%
Windswell Component
0.1mSSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:56 am
Low tide - -0.34m
8:38 am
High tide - 0.24m
2:10 pm
Low tide - -0.24m
8:35 pm
High tide - 0.67m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

82
Firing
Components
Swell Direction21/25
Swell Size19/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind17/25
Raw Score82/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score82

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°
Best window
morning

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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