Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arica today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arica at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 207 | 260 | 260 | 336 | 189 | 464 | 449 | 449 | 424 | 424 | 418 | 459 | 386 | 379 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21PM0.61m | 9:03AM0.76m | 10:22PM0.64m | 9:37AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.24m | 2:41AM0.35m | 3:50PM0.22m | 3:40AM0.41m | 4:31PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 183 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 207 | 207 | 212 | 212 | 181 | 181 | 449 | 449 | 424 | 424 | 418 | 459 | 386 | 379 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 180 | 260 | 260 | 336 | 189 | 464 | 181 | 145 | 118 | 118 | 112 | 86 | 89 | 94 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 69 | 91 | 61 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 189 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 68 | 97 | 94 | 131 | 183 | 177 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 |
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