Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arica today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arica at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 8 | SW 26 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 479 | 422 | 249 | 537 | 473 | 450 | 416 | 403 | 355 | 349 | 326 | 320 | 273 | 250 | 202 | 176 | 191 | 159 | 159 | 134 | 163 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25AM0.78m | 11:54PM0.65m | 11:06AM0.68m | 1:10AM0.68m | 11:52AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.34m | 5:20PM0.20m | 5:26AM0.42m | 6:06PM0.21m | 7:09AM0.46m | 6:54PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 447 | 479 | 422 | 249 | 537 | 473 | 450 | 416 | 403 | 355 | 349 | 326 | 320 | 273 | 250 | 202 | 171 | 186 | 159 | 159 | 134 | 163 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 22 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 5 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 9 | 35 | 142 | 34 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 97 | 100 | 176 | 191 | 151 | 140 | 129 | 117 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 22 | W 22 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | W 21 | W 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 29 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 106 | 100 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | — | 27 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 54 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 6 |
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