Arica surfForecast / Lima / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 -05
Forecast 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
16.9° 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 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Arica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
S
0.5
SW
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)91499913139999999129911161610171015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1261531401381261381341221251271011081041081061031068585124117137122302
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
0.86
4:35AM
0.60
5:51PM
0.88
5:05AM
0.56
6:24PM
0.88
5:35AM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.11
11:35PM
0.33
10:50AM
0.10
12:15AM
0.32
11:16AM
0.10
12:57AM
0.33
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------5:31-------5:31-------5:31
Sunset--6:13-------6:14-------6:14-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202120181918181921212019191818182021201918181818
Feels °C (?)202120182019182021202020201919192121202019191919
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