Playa Paraíso — Near piedra del lobo, 2 km away. Photo: Djknusper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Antofagasta

Antofagasta is a town in Antofagasta Region, Chile. From Antofagasta you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is piedra del lobo, a surf spot 2.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 116 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ANF, 23 km away.

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Staying in Antofagasta

116 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ANF, 23 km, CJC, 199 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Antofagasta. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Antofagasta each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

los estanques3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft296 kJ

5 ft529 kJ

6 ft822 kJ

6 ft582 kJ

5 ft430 kJ

5 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at los estanques, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 shollow	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	5 ft12 shollow	529kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	6 ft11 shollow	822kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	6 ft10 shollow	582kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	5 ft10 shollow	430kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	5 ft6 smushy	172kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	20°C

piedra del lobo2.4 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft296 kJ

5 ft529 kJ

6 ft822 kJ

6 ft582 kJ

5 ft430 kJ

5 ft172 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at piedra del lobo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	4 ft6 shollow	97kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	4 ft10 shollow	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	5 ft12 shollow	529kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	6 ft11 shollow	822kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 shollow	582kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	5 ft10 shollow	430kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	5 ft6 shollow	172kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	20°C

La Cupula8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft121 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

5 ft682 kJ

6 ft934 kJ

6 ft779 kJ

5 ft494 kJ

5 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Cupula, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	4 ft6 smushy	121kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	387kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft12 smushy	682kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	934kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	6 ft11 smushy	779kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	5 ft6 smushy	213kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Antofagasta, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Antofagasta. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Las Chorales38.2 kmabout 1h 10 by car

5 ft138 kJ

4 ft403 kJ

5 ft670 kJ

7 ft1057 kJ

7 ft840 kJ

6 ft574 kJ

6 ft243 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Chorales, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	5 ft6 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	4 ft11 shollow	403kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	5 ft12 shollow	670kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	7 ft11 shollow	1,057kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	7 ft10 shollow	840kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	6 ft10 shollow	574kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	6 ft6 smushy	243kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	19°C

Places to eat near Antofagasta

BavariaBarbecue · 0.2 km from the centre
Central BrasasPeruvian · 0.2 km from the centre
Don Pollo Don LomoChicken · 0.2 km from the centre
Katsu RestobarSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
La Ciudad NuevaChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
Chancho SanoBarbecue · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Antofagasta, Chile