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Palo Buque, Chile, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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.

Palo Buque break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for Palo Buque, Tarapaca. Use the tab navigation above to view Palo Buque sea temperature, Palo Buque photographs, Palo Buque detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Palo Buque webcams, current wind from Tarapaca live weather stations and Palo Buque tide predictions. The Chile swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Chile and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Chile wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Palo Buque. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Tarapaca surf breaks near to Palo Buque to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Palo Buque: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Brava	8 mi
Second closest break	Playa Cavancha	8 mi
Third closest break	Punta Gruesa	8 mi
Fourth closest break	El Colegio	9 mi
Fifth closest break	La Punta Uno	9 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	1428 mi
Second closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	1435 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	1452 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	1454 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	1457 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Palo Buque:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	296 mi
Second closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	847 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	856 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	860 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	860 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)	119 mi
Fourth closest city location	Arica (Chile)	127 mi
Fifth closest city location	Colcha (Bolivia)	157 mi

Palo Buque, Chile, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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