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El Colegio surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Colegio today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Colegio at 3PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Colegio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1215 | 1055 | 1068 | 1068 | 967 | 853 | 686 | 573 | 499 | 440 | 440 | 331 | 304 | 265 | 361 | 354 | 447 | 777 | 881 | 777 | 777 | 907 | 643 | 635 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:28AM1.41m | 9:44PM0.89m | 10:03AM1.41m | 10:23PM0.86m | 10:38AM1.39m | 11:03PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.40m | 4:20PM0.41m | 3:12AM0.42m | 5:01PM0.41m | 3:44AM0.45m | 5:41PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 1215 | 1055 | 1068 | 1068 | 967 | 853 | 686 | 573 | 499 | 440 | 440 | 331 | 304 | 265 | 190 | 193 | 447 | 777 | 881 | 777 | 777 | 907 | 643 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 249 | 180 | 173 | 163 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 103 | 53 | 81 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 361 | 354 | 161 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 377 | 537 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 27 | 25 | 136 | 134 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 24 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 22 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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