Reñaca surf forecast, webcam & sea temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Live cam by Marejadas UV via YouTube
Current conditions
Right now at Reñaca: 3 kts S, gusts 16, 1.7 m waves, water 17 °C — good surfing waves.
7-day forecast
| Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |
| Wind | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Gusts | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 20 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Temperature | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
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Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
🔒 Days 4–7 are Pro — The free plan shows the first 3 forecast days. Go Pro to see the whole week.
Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |
| Surf (est.) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Primary swell | 1.313s↑ | 1.313s↑ | 0.416s↑ | 0.316s↑ | 1.513s↑ | 1.412s↑ | 1.412s↑ | 2.011s↑ | 1.411s↑ | 1.018s↑ | 1.617s↑ | 1.716s↑ | 1.716s↑ | 1.815s↑ | 1.815s↑ | 1.815s↑ | 1.714s↑ | 1.614s↑ | 1.614s↑ | 0.215s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.218s↑ | 0.316s↑ | 0.218s↑ | 0.118s↑ | 0.118s↑ | 0.415s↑ | 0.515s↑ | 0.317s↑ | 0.519s↑ | 0.413s↑ | 0.217s↑ | 0.217s↑ | 0.216s↑ | 0.316s↑ | 0.316s↑ | 0.316s↑ | 0.316s↑ | 0.216s↑ | 0.216s↑ | 0.113s↑ |
| Wind waves | 0.65s↑ | 0.84s↑ | 1.813s↑ | 1.913s↑ | 1.26s↑ | 1.36s↑ | 1.47s↑ | 1.47s↑ | 1.47s↑ | 2.011s↑ | 1.97s↑ | 1.87s↑ | 1.67s↑ | 1.57s↑ | 1.57s↑ | 1.67s↑ | 1.67s↑ | 1.78s↑ | 1.78s↑ | 2.214s↑ |
| Waves | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Period | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 11s | 11s | 11s | 13s | 16s | 17s | 17s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 15s | 14s | 14s | 14s | 13s |
| Power | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 42 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 42 |
| Groundswell | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Viña del Mar, Valparaíso
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SurfSUP
Reñaca is the northern beach district of Viña del Mar, famous in Chile for the stacked apartment buildings that climb the dune slope above the sand, and for being the place where the young crowd spends the summer. The beach itself is about a kilometre and a half of golden sand facing west into the open Pacific, divided by rocks into sectors that locals know by number, with the mouth of the Estero de Reñaca at its southern end. Waves here are stronger and more regular than in Viña's central bay, so bodyboarders and surfers use the northern sectors and the nearby reef breaks when a south-west swell arrives, while swimmers should only enter the water in the lifeguarded areas flagged in summer. Water is cold year-round, around 13 to 16 °C, thanks to the Humboldt Current. Summer weekends bring heavy traffic on the coast road from Viña and Concón. The live cam is operated by Marejadas UV, the University of Valparaíso's swell-monitoring project, and looks north along the beach from high above, a reliable way to check the waves and the beach before you go. Big winter swells regularly close the beach to bathers.
Reñaca FAQ
- Is there a beach webcam at Reñaca?
- Yes. The live beach webcam for Reñaca is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
