Punta Arenas tides today
- Tide now -2.7 ft ↓ falling · low 8:39 pm (-3.3 ft)
- Best time to fish 8:00–9:30 pm great day · 9/10
- Water 51 °F
- Wind · air 8 mph · 64 °F from the NW, gusts 14 · overcast
- Sun 6:09 am–8:47 pm 14 h 39 min of daylight
- Moon 92% waning gibbous
- Pressure 29.77 inHg falling · falling tomorrow
- Coefficient 96 spring tides · spring tides Oct 26–28
Today in Punta Arenas there are high tides at 2:57 am (3.6 ft) and 2:34 pm (1.2 ft) and low tides at 9:23 am and 8:39 pm. Tide coefficient 96. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 8:39 pm. The sun rises at 6:09 am and sets at 8:47 pm: 14 h 39 min of daylight. The moon is 92% illuminated (waning gibbous). Major solunar periods run from 2:18 am to 4:18 am and from 2:49 pm to 4:49 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. There's a gentle breeze from the northwest (8 mph). Overcast, 64 °F.
Fishing in Punta Arenas today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: high- Low tide at 8:39 pm
- Sunset at 8:47 pm, golden hour from 7:59 pm
- Falling pressure (−0.23 inHg in 24 h) and light offshore wind (5 mph)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 96 (spring tides)
- A minor period lines up with sunrise
Your day at a glance
The best window, 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm, combines the 8:39 pm low tide, sunset and falling pressure. Also good from 2:50 pm to 3:30 pm, with the 2:34 pm high tide and a major period. Also worth a try from 2:20 am to 4:00 am, with the 2:57 am high tide and a major period, though with rising pressure.
Tides in Punta Arenas
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 2:57 am 3.6 ft · coef. 93
- ▼ Low tide 9:23 am -1.5 ft
- ▲ High tide 2:34 pm 1.2 ft · coef. 96
- ▼ Next low tide 8:39 pm -3.3 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 1 h 49 min to low tide at 8:39 pm.
Tide coefficient 93 for the 2:57 am high tide and 96 for the 2:34 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 6.9 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on May 19 (4.3 ft) and the lowest, on May 20 (-3.8 ft).
Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
Heights above mean sea level. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. mean sea level
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came on October 1 (coefficient 104, 6.9 ft range). The smallest, from October 21 to 22 (coefficient 36, 3.6 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 6:09 am · 8:47 pm | High tide 2:57 am · 3.6 ft | Low tide 9:23 am · -1.5 ft | High tide 2:34 pm · 1.2 ft | Low tide 8:39 pm · -3.3 ft | Coef. 96 | 92% | Major periods 2:18 am · 2:49 pm | High |
| Thu 29 | 6:06 am · 8:49 pm | High tide 3:38 am · 3.9 ft | Low tide 10:06 am · -1.3 ft | High tide 2:51 pm · 1.1 ft | Low tide 9:03 pm · -3.5 ft | Coef. 99 | 84% | Major periods 3:22 am · 3:54 pm | High |
| Fri 30 | 6:04 am · 8:51 pm | High tide 4:21 am · 4.0 ft | Low tide 10:50 am · -1.1 ft | High tide 2:58 pm · 1.1 ft | Low tide 9:31 pm · -3.7 ft | Coef. 99 | 75% | Major periods 4:26 am · 4:58 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 6:02 am · 8:53 pm | High tide 5:08 am · 3.7 ft | Low tide 11:38 am · -0.9 ft | High tide 3:21 pm · 1.0 ft | Low tide 10:06 pm · -3.5 ft | Coef. 93 | 64% | Major periods 5:28 am · 5:58 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:00 am · 8:55 pm | High tide 5:59 am · 3.3 ft | Low tide 12:32 pm · -0.6 ft | High tide 3:54 pm · 0.8 ft | Low tide 10:45 pm · -3.2 ft | Coef. 83 | Last quarter | Major periods 6:26 am · 6:53 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 5:58 am · 8:57 pm | High tide 6:57 am · 2.8 ft | Low tide 1:34 pm · -0.5 ft | High tide 4:33 pm · 0.5 ft | Low tide 11:29 pm · -2.6 ft | Coef. 68 | 42% | Major periods 7:19 am · 7:44 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 5:56 am · 8:59 pm | High tide 8:01 am · 2.2 ft | Low tide 2:41 pm · -0.6 ft | High tide 5:21 pm · 0.1 ft | — | Coef. 53 | 31% | Major periods 8:08 am · 8:31 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above mean sea level. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Punta Arenas has no tide station nearby: its tide is calculated with the global FES2022 model, from the nearest model cells offshore (the first one 1.8 mi away). It may differ from the real tide by a few minutes and inches, and more with wind or storms. Heights are above mean sea level, not chart datum, so low tides are negative. Not for navigation.
Model attribution: FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.
The sea at Punta Arenas
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Punta Arenas: it's on inland water (an estuary, sound or sheltered bay) or far from the open sea. Wind is still available right here.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Offshore wind. The coast faces east and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
Water temperature
Water temperature →The satellite measured 2.9 °F less yesterday than the model gives now: the water is probably colder than the forecast says.
Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 49.3 °F by Tuesday 3.
Water warmer than normal for late October (+7.2 °F).
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:50 pm (local time).
Weather in Punta Arenas
Now in Punta Arenas
- Low / high
- 48 / 65 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 10%
- Clouds
- 87%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew pointDew point
- 47 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 15
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Falling now (−0.08 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.09 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Partly cloudy | Partly cloudy | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast |
| Temperature | 51° | 49° | 49° | 55° | 60° | 63° | 65° | 58° |
| Wind (mph) | 12 NW | 9 NW | 8 WNW | 10 NW | 12 NW | 9 N | 8 NW | 5 WNW |
| Gusts | 23 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 11 |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 6:00 pm 65° 8 NW
- 9:00 pm 58° 5 WNW
- 12:00 am 61° 14 NW
- 3:00 am 56° 16 WNW
- 6:00 am 58° 15 NW
- 9:00 am 56° 12 NW
- 12:00 pm 57° 1 W
- 3:00 pm 56° 7 WNW
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 48 / 65 °F | 12 mph NW | 2:57 am · 2:34 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 50 / 61 °F | 16 mph WNW | 3:38 am · 2:51 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 46 / 54 °F | 16 mph WNW | 4:21 am · 2:58 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 44 / 55 °F | 18 mph NW | 5:08 am · 3:21 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 40 / 51 °F | 18 mph WNW | 5:59 am · 3:54 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 38 / 51 °F | 17 mph W | 6:57 am · 4:33 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 46 / 53 °F | 17 mph NW | 8:01 am · 5:21 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 45 / 51 °F | 9 mph WNW | 9:08 am · 9:31 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 43 / 54 °F | 13 mph WSW | 10:13 am · 10:54 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 45 / 52 °F | 23 mph NW | 11:12 am | |
| Sat 7 | 44 / 55 °F | 18 mph WNW | 12:02 am · 12:03 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 42 / 50 °F | 22 mph WNW | 12:55 am · 12:48 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 43 / 51 °F | 20 mph WNW | 1:39 am · 1:29 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 41 / 51 °F | 18 mph WNW | 2:18 am · 2:06 pm |
- Thu 29 Light drizzle 50° / 61° 16 mph
- Fri 30 Light drizzle 46° / 54° 16 mph
- Sat 31 Light drizzle 44° / 55° 18 mph
- Sun 1 Light drizzle 40° / 51° 18 mph
- Mon 2 Light drizzle 38° / 51° 17 mph
- Tue 3 Light drizzle 46° / 53° 17 mph
- Wed 4 Overcast 45° / 51° 9 mph
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+12.3 °F; normal high: 53 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:50 pm (local time).
The sun in Punta Arenas
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 4:40 am
- Full dark 10:17 pm
- Civil dawn 5:30 am
- Civil dusk 9:27 pm
- Solar noon 1:27 pm (50° high)
- Daylight 14 h 39 min (+4 min)
- Evening golden hour 7:59 pm
- Full dark 10:17 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,355,050 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Punta Arenas
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,432 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: high- 2:18–4:18 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:49–4:49 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 6:11–7:11 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 5:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 8:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 11:54 amNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Punta Arenas
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Muelle Stubenrauch 0.4 mi
- Muelle Loreto 0.4 mi
- Muelle José de los Santos Mardones 3.3 mi
- Jetty 2.5 mi
- Boat ramp 0.4 mi
- Boat ramp 0.5 mi
- Boat ramp 0.6 mi
- Boat ramp 0.8 mi
- Boat ramp 0.9 mi
- Boat ramp 0.9 mi
- Boat ramp 1.0 mi
- La Bodega del Pescador 2.2 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Water depth
Gentle slopeThe bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 1,200 ft from shore and 33 ft at 0.4 mi. It reaches 164 ft at 1.2 mi.
From the shoreline (0.35 mi from Punta Arenas) out to sea, heading east.
How far from shore
- 16 ft deep1,200 ft
- 33 ft deep0.4 mi
- 66 ft deep0.6 mi
- 164 ft deep1.2 mi
For fishing, swimming and diving
- Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 1,200 ft): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
- Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
- Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 0.4 mi and 66 ft at 0.6 mi from shore.
Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves).
Source: NOAA ETOPO 2022 (CC0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.
Tides near Punta ArenasTides nearby
All places in Magallanes, A to Z (9) →Punta Arenas at a glance
- Town or city of about 117,430 people. Coordinates: 53.163° S, 70.909° W.
- Its coast faces east.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Muelle de Pasajeiros (historical) (0.3 mi), Muelle Stubenrauch (historical) (0.4 mi), Muelle Loreto (historical) (0.4 mi), Muelle Prat (0.4 mi).
Questions about Punta ArenasQuestions
What time is high tide today in Punta Arenas?
Today in Punta Arenas there are high tides at 2:57 am (3.6 ft) and 2:34 pm (1.2 ft) and low tides at 9:23 am and 8:39 pm. Tide coefficient 96.
What time is sunset today in Punta Arenas?
At 8:47 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 9:27 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Punta Arenas?
At 6:06 am. First light comes at 4:37 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 92% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 2:18–4:18 am, Minor 6:11–7:11 am, Major 2:49–4:49 pm. Today's activity is high.
What's the weather like today in Punta Arenas?
Overcast, from 48 °F to 65 °F, with a gentle breeze from the northwest (8 mph) and a 10% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Punta Arenas?
The best time to visit Punta Arenas is from December to February: highs of 57 °F to 59 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: global FES2022 model (AVISO/CNES), licensed AVISO; constants for this place computed by TidePlanet from the nearest model cells offshore. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).