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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
17.9° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | |
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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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 18 | NW 18 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
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) | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | W 15 | W 18 | W 11 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 12 |
— | — | 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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