El Colegio surf break

El Colegio surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 -04
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Colegio today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Colegio at 4PM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)4ft (1.2m)19s
Afternoon (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (30 May)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
3
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
984
1006
1327
1312
1297
1537
1215
1055
1068
1068
967
853
686
573
499
440
440
331
304
265
361
354
452
777
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:53AM1.40m
9:04PM0.92m
9:28AM1.41m
9:44PM0.89m
10:03AM1.41m
10:23PM0.86m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.42m
2:39AM0.40m
4:20PM0.41m
3:12AM0.42m
5:01PM0.41m
3:44AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
16
18
19
18
19
20
20
18
18
19
18
18
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
19
16
18
18
18
18
19
20
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
20
20
18
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
634
510
1327
1312
1297
1537
1215
1055
1068
1068
967
853
686
573
499
440
440
331
304
265
190
193
452
777
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
6
Energy kJ
984
1006
445
350
344
258
216
180
173
138
113
113
110
70
68
39
61
16
22
23
361
354
161
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
18
10
69
25
136
134
22
22
22
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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