Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arica today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arica at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 346 | 393 | 344 | 334 | 678 | 494 | 799 | 604 | 461 | 454 | 461 | 350 | 752 | 680 | 711 | 711 | 700 | 647 | 464 | 689 | 700 | 700 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 5:08AM1.01m | 4:27PM0.55m | 5:59AM1.07m | 5:28PM0.56m | 6:48AM1.09m | 6:27PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.29m | 10:42PM-0.04m | 12:38PM0.25m | 11:33PM-0.04m | 1:28PM0.23m | 00:24AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 357 | 346 | 393 | 303 | 334 | 678 | 494 | 799 | 604 | 461 | 454 | 461 | 350 | 752 | 680 | 711 | 711 | 700 | 647 | 464 | 689 | 700 | 700 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | S 8 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 12 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 74 | 372 | 344 | 180 | 53 | 44 | 3 | 91 | 291 | 287 | 295 | 317 | 8 | 8 | 180 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 174 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 14 | W 13 | S 8 | W 13 | SW 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | WSW 9 | W 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 9 | NW 12 | — | — | W 12 | SW 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 237 | 226 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 81 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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