Arica surfForecast / Lima / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 -05
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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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Arica today?

The current surf forecast for Arica at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010101414141413131313121217151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)218218180161198191180176173173233233293357468461447339323344913929632641
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
0.73
8:58PM
0.70
10:33AM
0.74
9:41PM
0.61
11:55AM
0.75
10:45PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
0.16
3:12PM
0.36
3:32AM
0.17
4:31PM
0.42
4:24AM
0.18
6:38PM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
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Sunset----6:32-------6:31-------6:31---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232325252524242323232425252424232323252625242424
Feels °C (?)272627272727272626262627272627262626272726262626
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