Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.30° S 76.86° W

Arica, Peru Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arica sea temperature is
22.1°C
5.2° 

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

Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport

42 km WNW34 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the SSE
(20 km/h at 160°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Pisco Airport

173 km SSE693 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the SE
(6 km/h at 130°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Paracas

184 km SSE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
calm
(3 km/h at 160°)
15
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paracas

183 km SSE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
calm
(3 km/h at 160°)
15
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ayacucho/Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport

301 km ESE404 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
Q1027 °C0.0
0.0


SHIP7393

382 km S3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


SHIP6485

382 km S3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
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- °C-
-


SHIP3407

382 km S3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
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- °C-
-


SHIP5606

382 km S3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
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- °C-
-


SHIP4059

382 km S3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
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* 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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