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Barrancon surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 11 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
16.9° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Barrancon today?
The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 268 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 211 | 183 | 213 | 232 | 202 | 155 | 182 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 182 | 195 | 199 | 195 | 182 | 176 | 172 | 169 | 169 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:14PM 0.73 | 3:55AM 0.96 | 5:19PM 0.79 | 4:52AM 0.86 | 6:16PM 0.86 | 5:51AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:37PM 0.34 | 10:52AM 0.12 | 11:00PM 0.38 | 11:38AM 0.14 | 12:18AM 0.37 | 12:20PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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