Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arica today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arica at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 8 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 149 | 83 | 113 | 77 | 126 | 142 | 169 | 292 | 245 | 117 | 115 | 168 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 127 | 89 | 63 | 85 | 180 | 167 | 161 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:39AM0.80m | 3:36PM0.50m | 4:05AM0.83m | 4:07PM0.56m | 4:29AM0.86m | 4:38PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.30m | 9:10PM0.24m | 10:46AM0.27m | 9:48PM0.22m | 11:03AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 153 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 73 | 56 | 292 | 245 | 117 | 115 | 168 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 127 | 60 | 63 | 80 | 180 | 167 | 161 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 149 | 79 | 113 | 52 | 126 | 142 | 169 | 34 | 34 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 64 | 89 | 59 | 85 | 43 | 61 | 60 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 75 | 83 | 35 | 77 | 35 | 76 | 75 | 2 | 56 | 34 | 13 | 30 | 62 | 46 | 63 | 46 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 |
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