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Barrancon surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -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
17.3° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Barrancon today?
The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 10AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Barrancon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 836 | 768 | 690 | 690 | 645 | 657 | 718 | 743 | 743 | 671 | 625 | 615 | 503 | 450 | 441 | 382 | 375 | 375 | 346 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 270 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:44AM 0.67 | 8:25PM 1.04 | 8:34AM 0.65 | 9:02PM 1.08 | 9:19AM 0.63 | 9:39PM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:36PM 0.19 | 3:09AM 0.23 | 2:13PM 0.19 | 3:51AM 0.19 | 2:50PM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
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