Hornitos surf forecast

Mejillones · Antofagasta · Chile

Today at Hornitos: waves 1.1–1.7 m, head high to overhead around 10:00 (12 s swell), cross-onshore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, fair for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.

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Hornitos surf forecast, next 7 days

The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. Best day: Tomorrow (waves 1–1.6 m, onshore).

Day	Best	Waves	Wind	Beg.	Int.	Adv.
Today	10:00	1.1–1.7 m	cross-onshore	Poor	Fair	Fair
Thu 22	09:00	1–1.6 m	onshore	Poor–Fair	Good	Fair
Fri 23	09:00	0.9–1.3 m	onshore	Fair	Good	Poor–Fair
Sat 24	10:00	0.7–1.1 m	onshore	Fair	Fair	Poor–Fair
Sun 25	07:00	0.7–1.1 m	cross-onshore	Fair	Fair	Poor
Mon 26	19:00	0.6–1 m	onshore	Fair	Poor–Fair	Poor
Tue 27	07:00	0.6–0.8 m	cross-onshore	Fair	Poor–Fair	Poor

Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.

Open sand beach at the holiday village of Hornitos, about 20 km north of Mejillones, with peaks both ways that pick up SW groundswell all year. An east wind holds it clean and onshore breezes blow it out quickly, so go early. A surf school runs here in summer; learners should come then, stay near the school and keep out of the rips. Off season, bring food and water.

Break: beach break, peaks both ways; faces SW
Level: intermediate
Best swell: SW, WSW, S
Best wind: E, ENE, SE (offshore)
Best tide: low to mid tide
Season: All year
Typical size: 0.8-2.5 m
Crowd: low
Hazards: strong rip currents; no shops or water outside summer

Nearby spots

La Cúpula, Antofagasta

Questions

Is Hornitos good for beginners?

It is best for intermediate surfers (strong rip currents; no shops or water outside summer).

What swell, wind and tide work best at Hornitos?

SW, WSW, S swell, E, ENE, SE wind (offshore), at low to mid tide. Typical size 0.8-2.5 m.

Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Hornitos are in the Surf Spoting app.