Barrancon surf break

Barrancon surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 -04
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 4.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barrancon today?

The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
341
353
318
568
711
1377
1508
1907
1907
1785
1785
1810
1761
1644
1621
1712
1876
1903
2169
2082
2185
2185
2155
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
5
E
0
S
5
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:19PM1.11m
3:29AM0.59m
3:33PM1.06m
4:52AM0.65m
4:43PM1.04m
5:56AM0.74m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.14m
8:37AM0.30m
10:50PM0.12m
10:08AM0.31m
11:46PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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6:21
6:20
6:20
6:19
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
21
20
20
20
22
22
20
20
21
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
22
21
21
21
21
22
20
20
21
21
21
20
22
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
341
341
322
304
568
711
1377
1508
1907
1907
1785
1785
1810
1761
1644
1621
1712
1876
1903
2169
2082
2185
2185
2155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
88
151
353
318
216
240
5
5
17
17
17
17
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
102
103
12
38
60
12
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
179
179
179
95
45
45
45
0
179
179
179
95
45
45
45
49
179
175
178
95
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
5
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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