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Palo Buque in Tarapaca is an exposed reef and point break that usually has waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. A reef breaks left and there is a left hand point break as well. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

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Overall Palo Buque Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Chile - Tarapaca surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Palo Buque

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Palo Buque:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Faro	8 mi
Second closest break	Huayquique	8 mi
Third closest break	Playa Brava	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Cavancha	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Punta Gruesa	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Palo Buque:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	1474 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	2573 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2584 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2664 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	2669 mi
Tide stations nearest to Palo Buque:
Closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	1426 mi
Second closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	1434 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	1451 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	1452 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	1456 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Palo Buque:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	297 mi
Second closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	851 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	860 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	863 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	863 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Palo Buque:
Closest city location	Iquique (Chile)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Patillos (Chile)	27 mi
Third closest city location	Tocopilla (Chile)	120 mi
Fourth closest city location	Arica (Chile)	128 mi
Fifth closest city location	Colcha (Bolivia)	157 mi

• The nearest passenger airport to Palo Buque is Diego Aracena International (Iquique) Airport (IQQ) in Chile, which is 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
• The second closest airport to Palo Buque is Chacalluta (Arica) Airport (ARI), also in Chile, 223 km (139 miles) away.