La Puntilla

Monday, November 2

Very good

Now 12:00Best 16:00–20:00

How today looks

La Puntilla has chest-high waves, 1 to 1.5 m. By afternoon they reach 1.5 to 2 m, head-high. Southwest swell of 13 and 14 seconds, with moderate strength. That direction fits the bay well. Offshore wind cleans it up all day. The current is strong, so it suits experienced surfers.

06:18–11:00GoodLight offshore cleans it up.
11:00–14:00Very goodOffshore, 16 to 20 km/h.
14:00–20:18Very goodStronger offshore, gusty.

Hour by hour

Each day: size, bars for morning, midday and afternoon, and the wind at 09, 13 and 17.

Surf (m)

Best 16:00–20:00

Wind (km/h, gusts)

Tide (m)

Swells (m)

Energy (kJ)

Very goodGoodFairWeakPoorSetsOffshore, cleans it upCross-shoreOnshore, chops it up

Hour		Surf	Swell 1	Swell 2	kJ	Wind km/h		Tide m	Weather
06:00	–	1–1.5 m Sets 1.5 m	1.8 m, 13 s, WSW	0.7 m, 17 s, SW	636	15	Mostly clean	1.5 ↓	13°
07:00	Good	1–1.5 m Sets 1.5 m	1.8 m, 13 s, WSW	0.8 m, 17 s, SW	678	14	Mostly clean	1.3 ↓	12°
08:00	Good	1–1.5 m Sets 1.5 m	1.8 m, 13 s, WSW	0.8 m, 17 s, SW	690	13	Clean	1.1 ↓	13°
09:00	Very good	1–1.5 m Sets 1.5 m	1.8 m, 13 s, WSW	1.0 m, 16 s, SW	749	13	Clean	0.9 ↓	14°
10:00	Very good	1–1.5 m Sets 1.5 m	1.9 m, 13 s, WSW	1.0 m, 17 s, SW	848	13	Clean	0.7 ↓	15°
11:00	Very good	1–1.5 m Sets 1.5 m	1.9 m, 13 s, WSW	0.9 m, 17 s, SW	827	16	Clean	0.5 ↓	15°
12:00	Very good	1–1.5 m Sets 1.5 m	1.9 m, 13 s, SW	0.9 m, 17 s, WSW	831	18	Clean	0.4 ↓	15°
13:00	Very good	1–1.5 m Sets 2 m	2.0 m, 13 s, SW	0.9 m, 17 s, SW	949	20	Clean	0.5 ↑	15°
14:00	Very good	1.5 m Sets 2 m	2.0 m, 14 s, SW	0.9 m, 17 s, SW	1098	21	Clean	0.6 ↑	15°
15:00	Very good	1.5–2 m Sets 2 m	2.1 m, 14 s, SW	1.0 m, 16 s, SW	1277	22	Clean	0.7 ↑	15°
16:00	Very good	1.5–2 m Sets 2 m	2.1 m, 14 s, SW	1.1 m, 16 s, SW	1323	2227	Clean	0.9 ↑	15°
17:00	Very good	1.5–2 m Sets 2 m	2.2 m, 14 s, SW	1.1 m, 16 s, SW	1470	2128	Clean	1.0 ↑	15°
18:00	Very good	1.5–2 m Sets 2 m	2.2 m, 14 s, SW	1.1 m, 16 s, SW	1478	1927	Clean	1.1 ↑	15°
19:00	Very good	1.5–2 m Sets 2 m	2.2 m, 14 s, SW	1.3 m, 16 s, SW	1591	1826	Clean	1.1 ↓	15°
20:00	Very good	1.5–2 m Sets 2 m	2.2 m, 14 s, SW	1.3 m, 16 s, SW	1581	1725	Clean	1.0 ↓	15°

How La Puntilla works

Now 12:00Updated four times a day

SwellGood
From the south-west (236°). The best direction for this beach. Period 13 s: long, powerful waves.
WindGood
18 km/h from the south-west: it's offshore, blowing from the land. Cleans it up.
TideCareful
0.4 m, low and falling. It works on every tide, best on low to mid.
SizeGood
1–1.5 m. Its best size: 1.0–2.2 m.
CurrentBad
The current is strong today. With waves over 1.2 m it pulls harder than usual.

WavesWhere they can arrive fromThe ideal directionWhere they come from now

WindOffshore: cleans it upWhere it comes from now

In general

The break
A point at the north end of the main beach, below the town. Rock at the start, then a shifting sandbar.
Swell
A west swell makes it bigger than a south-west swell of the same height.
Wind
South and south-west winds are offshore here. When the afternoon wind blows out the other two, check this one.
Tide
Low to mid tide is best, but it works on every tide.
Current
There is always a current pulling down the bay. From 1.2 m or with a south swell it is strong. On your first time, ask where to go in.

Surf

1–1.5m

Chest-high

Sets ~1.5 m
12:00

Wind

18km/h

gusts 20 km/h
from the SW (221°)

Cleans it up

Swells

1.9m 13s

from the SW (236°)
+ 0.9 m, 17 s, from the WSW

Tide

0.4mfalling

Low12:170.4 mHigh18:251.1 m

Energy

831kJ

Moderate
~20 big waves an hour

Water

17°C

Weather

15°C

Next to a person

For you

BeginnerNo

The current is strong all day. There is no safe hour to learn.

IntermediateYes09:00–13:00

Offshore wind cleans up chest-high waves. The current runs strong, so go with experience. (the point, fish)

AdvancedYes16:00–20:00

Afternoon offshore cleans up waves of 1.5 to 2 m. Watch the gusts. (the point)

Daylight

First light06:18

Sunrise06:45

Sunset20:18

Last light20:44

Sizes are estimates for this beach, computed from the offshore swell.