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El Colegio surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
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El Colegio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Colegio sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Colegio today?
The current surf forecast for El Colegio at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Colegio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | |
341 | 324 | 319 | 314 | 314 | 236 | 137 | 137 | 209 | 198 | 398 | 340 | 290 | 290 | 322 | 574 | 1105 | 1326 | 1505 | 1558 | 1663 | 1688 | 1929 | 2208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.15m | 5:58PM1.10m | 6:59AM1.24m | 6:51PM1.04m | 7:40AM1.31m | 7:39PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.56m | 00:21AM0.35m | 1:15PM0.51m | 00:58AM0.35m | 2:09PM0.47m | 1:33AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
341 | 324 | 319 | 314 | 314 | 236 | 137 | 134 | 209 | 177 | 398 | 340 | 290 | 290 | 239 | 574 | 1105 | 1326 | 1505 | 1558 | 1663 | 1688 | 1929 | 2208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 90 | 39 | 137 | 104 | 198 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 53 | 322 | 196 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 12 | NW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 26 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 24 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 67 | 17 | 115 | 50 | 64 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 81 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 53 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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