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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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Colegio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
210 | 215 | 410 | 404 | 453 | 366 | 345 | 335 | 335 | 330 | 282 | 231 | 217 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 248 | 306 | 400 | 600 | 449 | 434 | 496 | 580 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.38m | 8:04PM1.08m | 8:39AM1.48m | 8:52PM1.04m | 9:22AM1.55m | 9:41PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.40m | 2:00AM0.30m | 3:17PM0.35m | 2:38AM0.29m | 4:08PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 11 |
210 | 144 | 410 | 404 | 453 | 366 | 345 | 335 | 335 | 330 | 282 | 231 | 217 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 209 | 126 | 400 | 600 | 194 | 198 | 203 | 317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
19 | 215 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 107 | 132 | 165 | 165 | 248 | 306 | 59 | 99 | 449 | 434 | 496 | 580 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 16 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 15 |
157 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 125 | 148 | 84 | 66 | 83 | 100 | 21 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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