Caletita Buena surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 -04
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Caletita Buena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caletita Buena sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 5.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caletita Buena today?

The current surf forecast for Caletita Buena at 7AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
NW
2.2
SW
0.2
WNW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
NW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)181818181818151416141414161616161314141314141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12121212128820042517611785176125251077115410898542121211718
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.97
8:22PM
0.92
8:56AM
1.08
9:04PM
0.87
9:36AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
0.13
2:32AM
0.01
3:15PM
0.08
3:05AM
0.00
4:05PM
0.05
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:52----
Sunset------6:29-------6:28-------6:27-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202121202222222120202121222221212020201921222120
Feels °C (?)212322212322232321212222232222232222212122222221
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