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Barrancon surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Barrancon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barrancon sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Barrancon today?
The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barrancon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
437 | 410 | 341 | 261 | 251 | 578 | 568 | 239 | 231 | 182 | 179 | 230 | 235 | 170 | 129 | 126 | 123 | 102 | 117 | 129 | 264 | 146 | 451 | 627 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:22PM0.94m | 8:03AM1.02m | 8:04PM0.89m | 8:36AM1.08m | 8:43PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.21m | 1:39AM0.06m | 2:12PM0.17m | 2:09AM0.07m | 2:56PM0.14m | 2:37AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 437 | 410 | 256 | 261 | 220 | 578 | 568 | 155 | 155 | 152 | 132 | 230 | 235 | 170 | 129 | 126 | 123 | 102 | 93 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 451 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | NW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 220 | 7 | 341 | 255 | 251 | 26 | 26 | 239 | 231 | 182 | 179 | 71 | 54 | 80 | 128 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 117 | 89 | 59 | 68 | 107 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 15 | WNW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 35 | 57 | 49 | 79 | 72 | 129 | 264 | 146 | 67 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
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