El Colegio surf break

El Colegio surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
10
1
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1253
1235
1216
1094
1077
1077
998
904
904
760
382
376
330
260
216
212
472
472
202
171
138
138
161
184
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
ESE
0
NE
5
S
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
WSW
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:40AM1.10m
6:33PM1.25m
7:25AM1.20m
7:22PM1.21m
8:04AM1.28m
8:06PM1.17m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.53m
1:06AM0.34m
1:24PM0.48m
1:42AM0.33m
2:15PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
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6:20
6:20
6:19
6:17
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
18
18
20
20
20
18
17
18
18
18
20
20
20
18
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
10
1
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1253
1235
1216
1094
1077
1077
998
904
904
760
382
376
330
200
200
212
472
472
138
138
138
138
161
184
Swell 2
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
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
NW
18
1.1
SW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
6
12
225
200
168
260
216
190
26
10
202
171
130
128
67
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
11
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
6
2
7
7
11
10
10
10
3
2
25
21
8
21
48
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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