Caramucho Surf Forecast

/ Tarapaca (19 surf breaks) /

Chile (94 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (21.36° S 70.10° W)

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Caramucho surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 Aug 2025 -04

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Caramucho surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Caramucho sea temperature is 16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caramucho today?

The current surf forecast for Caramucho at 5PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Aug)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (15 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Tarapaca Surf

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	Friday 15					Saturday 16								Sunday 17								Monday 18
	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)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	17	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	494	891	772	753	750	602	656	753	712	888	854	917	815	722	742	741	687	614	526	456	840	740	733	970
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	N	N	NNE	NW	NW	WNW	W	ENE	WNW	NW	N	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross	on
High Tide / height (m)		1:22PM 0.80					2:24AM 0.98				2:26PM 0.67				3:35AM 0.99				3:51PM 0.59				4:52AM 1.03
Low Tide / height (m)				7:37PM 0.13					9:00AM 0.30				8:31PM 0.18				10:36AM 0.29				9:40PM 0.21

	Friday 15					Saturday 16								Sunday 17								Monday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01
Sunset	-	-	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	17	14	14	15	16	16	18	18	16	13	13	13	15	14	17	18	16	16	17	14	16	14
Feels °C (?)	17	15	15	12	13	15	15	15	17	17	16	13	12	13	15	13	15	17	15	16	16	15	15	13

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tarapaca

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Caramucho (moderate winds from the SW at Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport 93 km from Caramucho). 0.9m 11s groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 15s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 hours 33 minutes ago Caramucho

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