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Barrancon surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Barrancon today?
The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 22°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
578 | 568 | 239 | 231 | 185 | 179 | 230 | 235 | 145 | 130 | 123 | 101 | 121 | 117 | 129 | 264 | 201 | 451 | 627 | 845 | 799 | 979 | 1093 | 902 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.02m | 8:04PM0.89m | 8:36AM1.08m | 8:43PM0.84m | 9:08AM1.12m | 9:21PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.17m | 2:09AM0.07m | 2:56PM0.14m | 2:37AM0.09m | 3:36PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 578 | 568 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 145 | 230 | 235 | 145 | 126 | 123 | 100 | 91 | 64 | 94 | 67 | 67 | 451 | 627 | 845 | 799 | 979 | 1093 | 902 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 239 | 231 | 185 | 179 | 71 | 51 | 63 | 130 | 103 | 101 | 121 | 117 | 90 | 264 | 85 | 192 | 92 | 74 | 134 | 209 | 23 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 15 | WNW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 48 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 58 | 49 | 79 | 72 | 129 | 87 | 201 | 66 | 39 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 95 | 45 |
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