Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arica today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arica at 4PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 861 | 990 | 1042 | 1123 | 1123 | 1109 | 1082 | 1041 | 962 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 813 | 813 | 791 | 736 | 778 | 683 | 683 | 663 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:27PM0.48m | 5:54AM0.88m | 5:05PM0.50m | 6:25AM0.91m | 5:43PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.34m | 10:33PM0.11m | 12:31PM0.32m | 11:09PM0.10m | 1:01PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 861 | 990 | 1042 | 1123 | 1123 | 1109 | 1082 | 1041 | 962 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 813 | 813 | 791 | 736 | 778 | 683 | 683 | 663 | 600 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 56 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 86 | 92 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 21 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 10 | — | S 13 | WNW 14 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 7 | — | 3 | 40 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 137 | 17 | 17 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | 70 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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