Barrancon surf break

Barrancon surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Barrancon today?

The current surf forecast for Barrancon at 6PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)6ft (1.9m)18s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.8m)16s

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 Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2101
2054
1697
1825
1652
1631
1467
1449
1193
905
799
667
752
676
536
543
605
683
565
632
706
623
451
437
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
S
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
0
WNW
0
SSW
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:03PM0.94m
3:23AM0.53m
2:58PM0.92m
4:32AM0.58m
3:53PM0.90m
5:23AM0.66m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.25m
7:49AM0.40m
10:30PM0.23m
9:12AM0.43m
11:10PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:10
6:10
6:09
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1219
1211
1211
1067
949
966
927
851
866
897
799
634
441
392
392
347
347
354
354
632
706
623
451
437
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
Energy kJ
2101
2054
1697
1825
1652
1631
1467
1449
1193
905
752
667
752
676
536
543
605
683
565
251
216
220
234
188
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
19
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
14
14
14
21
33
33
33
21
8
15
37
19
18
49
112
28
28
80
80
31
17
17
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
179
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
179
179
179
95
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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