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Arica surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Arica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arica sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arica today?
The current surf forecast for Arica at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 99 | 97 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 137 | 137 | 130 | 126 | 157 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 174 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 156 | 107 | 151 | 135 | 103 | 103 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:30PM 0.58 | 12:43AM 0.76 | 2:35PM 0.66 | 1:28AM 0.69 | 3:23PM 0.72 | 2:09AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:34PM 0.40 | 7:53AM 0.18 | 7:59PM 0.43 | 8:25AM 0.17 | 9:09PM 0.43 | 8:54AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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