Barrancon surf break

Barrancon surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barrancon today?

The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 3PM is: 1.1m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)21s
Evening (07 May)7ft (2.1m)13s

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 morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.8
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
20
2.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
409
403
548
996
1009
1438
1965
1844
1690
1947
2101
2054
1697
1825
1652
1486
1467
1449
1193
2457
857
752
667
1533
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
0
SW
0
WSW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:08PM0.97m
2:06AM0.51m
2:03PM0.94m
3:23AM0.53m
2:58PM0.92m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.31m
8:35PM0.25m
6:44AM0.36m
9:38PM0.25m
7:49AM0.40m
10:30PM0.23m
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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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:01
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6:12
6:12
6:10
6:10
Temp °C
20
20
22
22
22
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
20
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
20
20
19
21
20
21
22
20
20
19
19
20
20
21
23
21
20
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
19
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
409
403
396
435
790
1438
1374
1844
1189
1208
1219
1279
1211
1067
1087
984
927
944
978
2457
857
669
582
1533
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
6
1
SW
7
0.8
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.1
NW
19
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
45
86
548
996
441
1365
1965
695
1690
1947
2101
2054
1697
1825
1652
1486
1467
1449
1193
15
752
752
667
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
16
1.2
SW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
NW
13
Energy kJ
255
243
220
105
1009
100
25
182
54
14
14
14
14
21
33
33
33
21
8
8
37
19
18
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
Energy kJ
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
179
179
179
172
45
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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