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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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
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 Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
403 | 503 | 1108 | 827 | 1155 | 1460 | 1215 | 1042 | 1499 | 1482 | 1448 | 1399 | 1187 | 1240 | 1225 | 1115 | 1101 | 964 | 695 | 594 | 529 | 529 | 529 | 536 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.26m | 1:51AM0.79m | 1:50PM1.22m | 3:06AM0.81m | 2:47PM1.19m | 4:17AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.53m | 6:37AM0.63m | 9:24PM0.53m | 7:44AM0.67m | 10:16PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
— | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
403 | 503 | 1108 | 827 | 1155 | 940 | 929 | 884 | 855 | 821 | 860 | 860 | 806 | 702 | 715 | 728 | 615 | 626 | 594 | 594 | 485 | 441 | 322 | 267 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
311 | 380 | 73 | 653 | 843 | 1460 | 1215 | 1042 | 1499 | 1482 | 1448 | 1399 | 1187 | 1240 | 1225 | 1115 | 1101 | 964 | 695 | 529 | 529 | 529 | 529 | 536 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
233 | 449 | 533 | 55 | 173 | 14 | 14 | 137 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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