Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arica today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arica at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 676 | 667 | 658 | 658 | 658 | 514 | 485 | 451 | 342 | 338 | 396 | 455 | 450 | 608 | 546 | 621 | 614 | 600 | 655 |
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-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:52PM0.85m | 7:12AM0.54m | 8:36PM0.81m | 7:39AM0.48m | 9:29PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.34m | 1:19PM0.16m | 3:18AM0.38m | 1:47PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 676 | 667 | 658 | 658 | 658 | 514 | 485 | 451 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 114 | 118 | 621 | 147 | 146 | 655 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 24 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 6 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 24 | 37 | 40 | 73 | 162 | 45 | 338 | 396 | 86 | 450 | 273 | 546 | 209 | 614 | 600 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | NW 15 | NW 11 | SW 21 | W 14 | NW 12 | SW 20 | NW 12 | SW 19 | SW 12 | WNW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 24 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 77 | 8 | 4 | 220 | 4 | 5 | 455 | 6 | 608 | 212 | 34 | 202 | 177 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 40 | 40 | — | 62 | 68 | — | 93 | — | — | 147 | — | — | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 |
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