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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
17.7° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Colegio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
126 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 163 | 206 | 203 | 455 | 568 | 691 | 529 | 833 | 669 | 659 | 563 | 604 | 594 | 585 | 567 | 414 | 400 | 393 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.34m | 8:46PM1.11m | 9:16AM1.38m | 9:25PM1.06m | 9:49AM1.40m | 10:02PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.42m | 2:45AM0.35m | 3:45PM0.41m | 3:14AM0.38m | 4:27PM0.42m | 3:43AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | |
— | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
84 | 82 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 55 | 206 | 58 | 455 | 568 | 691 | 529 | 833 | 669 | 659 | 563 | 604 | 594 | 585 | 567 | 414 | 400 | 393 | 407 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
126 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 56 | 203 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 171 | 29 | 30 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 20 | 132 | 173 | 251 | 291 | 314 | 309 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 |
50 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 93 | 163 | 71 | 52 | 52 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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