Arica surfForecast / Lima / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 -05
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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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arica today?

The current surf forecast for Arica at 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121312131311121212191818181818171716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)432604567476462281531522514287330460460455444580547694610595653739739720
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
0.49
9:41AM
0.74
7:56PM
0.44
10:50AM
0.70
12:16PM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.21
4:59PM
0.42
2:28AM
0.25
3:02AM
0.28
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------6:06-------6:06-------6:05-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121212323222121212121232424222222222123232322
Feels °C (?)222323242524232323232424252526242525252425242524
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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