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Arica surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 09 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arica today?
The current surf forecast for Arica at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 368 | 355 | 290 | 280 | 280 | 275 | 239 | 312 | 312 | 197 | 163 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 171 | 177 | 180 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 99 |
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 | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:09PM 0.96 | 10:35AM 0.47 | 11:04PM 0.90 | 12:07PM 0.51 | 11:55PM 0.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:40PM 0.15 | 5:29AM 0.25 | 3:45PM 0.25 | 6:26AM 0.23 | 5:04PM 0.34 | 7:14AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
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