Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arica today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arica at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 656 | 630 | 578 | 643 | 514 | 499 | 569 | 560 | 1027 | 674 | 576 | 494 | 1002 | 961 | 907 | 746 | 735 | 713 | 692 | 576 | 519 | 511 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10AM0.95m | 3:33PM0.53m | 4:59AM1.02m | 4:35PM0.57m | 5:43AM1.06m | 5:30PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.30m | 9:45PM0.03m | 11:38AM0.25m | 10:37PM0.00m | 12:18PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 656 | 630 | 578 | 643 | 514 | 499 | 569 | 560 | 1027 | 674 | 418 | 494 | 1002 | 961 | 907 | 746 | 735 | 713 | 692 | 576 | 519 | 511 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | WSW 12 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 186 | 150 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 111 | 111 | 113 | 397 | 576 | 443 | — | 14 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 67 | 151 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 159 | 252 | 319 | 252 | 419 | 458 | 452 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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