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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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 | |
221 | 290 | 246 | 342 | 336 | 316 | 210 | 215 | 410 | 404 | 453 | 366 | 345 | 335 | 335 | 330 | 282 | 231 | 217 | 178 | 175 | 209 | 248 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:16PM1.11m | 7:58AM1.38m | 8:04PM1.08m | 8:39AM1.48m | 8:52PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.47m | 1:23AM0.32m | 2:26PM0.40m | 2:00AM0.30m | 3:17PM0.35m | 2:38AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | |
— | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 |
221 | 290 | 246 | 342 | 336 | 316 | 210 | 144 | 410 | 404 | 453 | 366 | 345 | 335 | 335 | 330 | 282 | 231 | 217 | 178 | 175 | 209 | 116 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 7 | SW 16 |
30 | 44 | 48 | 95 | 165 | 161 | 157 | 215 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 107 | 132 | 129 | 165 | 36 | 306 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
17 | 31 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 248 | 148 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 25 | 43 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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