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Arica surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arica today?
The current surf forecast for Arica at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 173 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 113 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 167 | 155 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 175 | 170 | 157 | 152 | 187 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:17AM 0.69 | 4:49PM 0.98 | 4:08AM 0.65 | 5:38PM 1.04 | 5:01AM 0.60 | 6:29PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:49AM -0.01 | 11:10PM 0.30 | 10:31AM -0.05 | 12:08AM 0.27 | 11:16AM -0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
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