Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arica today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arica at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 371 | 416 | 395 | 375 | 424 | 606 | 598 | 529 | 565 | 549 | 440 | 529 | 453 | 440 | 416 | 404 | 398 | 340 | 366 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:49PM0.51m | 3:55AM0.96m | 3:50PM0.57m | 4:38AM0.99m | 4:41PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.30m | 8:47PM0.12m | 10:39AM0.24m | 9:43PM0.09m | 11:13AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 |
| kJ | 153 | 153 | 416 | 395 | 375 | 424 | 606 | 598 | 529 | 565 | 549 | 440 | 529 | 453 | 440 | 416 | 404 | 295 | 340 | 286 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 310 | 371 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 140 | 137 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 379 | 80 | 311 | 370 | 311 | 362 | 398 | 318 | 366 | 366 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 8 | NW 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 207 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 137 | 5 | 179 | 229 | 98 | 181 | 83 | 260 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 242 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 49 | 69 | 79 | 107 | 134 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 6 |
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