Barrancon surf break

Barrancon surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barrancon today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 1PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (29 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2824
2256
1948
1830
1584
1220
1182
1350
1475
1385
1516
1741
1882
1995
1949
1707
1402
1402
1402
1281
1149
936
716
639
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
SSW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09AM1.09m
8:21PM0.70m
8:44AM1.12m
9:03PM0.67m
9:20AM1.13m
9:44PM0.65m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.18m
2:00AM0.15m
3:29PM0.15m
2:34AM0.16m
4:10PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:04
6:04
Temp °C
20
20
22
23
23
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
21
20
21
20
21
22
22
21
21
22
21
20
20
22
22
21
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
2824
2256
1948
1830
1584
1220
1182
1083
1003
841
1516
1741
1882
1995
1949
1707
1402
1402
1402
1281
1149
936
716
639
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
Energy kJ
87
192
295
553
548
721
851
1350
1475
1385
573
501
398
298
293
287
212
133
136
136
133
78
85
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
17
27
27
7
17
17
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
179
179
179
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
179
95
0
0
0
95
179
179
179
179
45
123
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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