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Cahuil surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 -04
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Cahuil surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cahuil sea temperature is
18.1° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cahuil today?

The current surf forecast for Cahuil at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)66610778888888888812121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11879891282905886946115425454594484274895595284351336403442435338332492
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
0.81
7:25PM
1.08
7:42AM
0.77
8:23PM
1.14
8:57AM
0.77
9:12PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
0.40
2:17AM
0.47
1:25PM
0.42
3:21AM
0.40
2:21PM
0.42
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-6:48-------6:48-------6:50------
Sunset-----9:02-------9:02-------9:02--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141820191715141314182119181413131315171817151413
Feels °C (?)131717161211111013151715151111121314151716141412
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