Arica Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.30° S 76.86° W

Arica, Peru Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arica sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.4° 

Arica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Arica based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Arica right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Arica

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

La Molina wx

27 km NW361 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 42°)
0
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport

42 km WNW34 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SE
(17 km/h at 140°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

SHIP9357

43 km WNW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
20.4 °C-
-


SHIP3500

42 km WNW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
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- °C- km
- km


SHIP3089

42 km WNW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
19.8 °C-
-


SHIP8715

42 km WNW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
20.3 °C-
-


SHIP5711

42 km WNW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
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- °C- km
- km


SHIP8502

42 km WNW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
20.4 °C-
-


SHIP1807

42 km WNW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
20.4 °C-
-


Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport

42 km WNW34 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SE
(17 km/h at 140°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Arica and within an acceptable time window.

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