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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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La Cupula8.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft303 kJ

4 ft387 kJ

4 ft615 kJ

6 ft934 kJ

6 ft779 kJ

5 ft494 kJ

5 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Cupula, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	4 ft11 smushy	303kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	387kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft14 scrumbling	615kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 scrumbling	934kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 smushy	779kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	213kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	22°C

los estanques3.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

4 ft468 kJ

6 ft822 kJ

6 ft582 kJ

4 ft335 kJ

4 ft147 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at los estanques, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	343kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	22°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	4 ft14 shollow	468kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	822kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	6 ft10 shollow	582kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	335kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 smushy	147kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	20°C

piedra del lobo2.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

4 ft468 kJ

6 ft822 kJ

6 ft582 kJ

4 ft335 kJ

4 ft147 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at piedra del lobo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	4 ft6 shollow	97kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	343kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	22°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft14 shollow	468kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	822kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	6 ft10 shollow	582kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	4 ft10 shollow	335kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 shollow	147kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	20°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Las Chorales38.2 kmabout 1h 10 by carIntermediate and up

4 ft177 kJ

4 ft403 kJ

4 ft621 kJ

5 ft512 kJ

7 ft840 kJ

6 ft574 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Las Chorales, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 shollow	177kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft11 shollow	403kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft14 shollow	621kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	5 ft10 shollow	512kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 shollow	840kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 shollow	574kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	4 ft8 shollow	181kJ	wind from the south, 19 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