El Faro Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Tarapaca, Chile)

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El Faro Surf Guide

El Faro in Tarapaca is an exposed beach and reef break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around low tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

El Faro Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Faro:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Faro occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf El Faro (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing El Faro with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in January while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 24% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

62%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

24%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Faro Location Map

Interactive El Faro surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to El Faro is Diego Aracena International (Iquique) Airport (IQQ) in Chile, which is 33 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to El Faro is Chacalluta (Arica) Airport (ARI), also in Chile, 211 km (131 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

El Faro Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 16 April 2021, 20:11 Local Time

m, °C	Fri		Sat
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	glass	glass	cross- on

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Tides at El Faro

Current tide and informaton

For Iquique, Chile, 3.0 km from El Faro.

Next High Water: 01:15am | 0.91m

Next Low Water: 07:46pm | 0.54m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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El Faro Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.7 °C) at El Faro is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (19.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite