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El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
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El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Faro sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Faro today?
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
737 | 853 | 949 | 1204 | 1171 | 1155 | 1004 | 1014 | 827 | 814 | 802 | 790 | 699 | 593 | 528 | 520 | 416 | 416 | 409 | 403 | 503 | 1413 | 827 | 1155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:17PM0.89m | 11:33AM1.34m | 11:59PM0.85m | 12:13PM1.30m | 00:48AM0.81m | 12:58PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.50m | 6:38PM0.49m | 5:12AM0.54m | 7:29PM0.52m | 5:49AM0.58m | 8:25PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
737 | 853 | 949 | 1204 | 1171 | 1155 | 1004 | 1014 | 827 | 814 | 802 | 790 | 699 | 593 | 528 | 520 | 416 | 416 | 409 | 403 | 503 | 1413 | 827 | 1155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 8 | WNW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
215 | 219 | 135 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 113 | 155 | 197 | 199 | 300 | 380 | 533 | 653 | 843 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | W 19 | WNW 14 | W 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WNW 16 | SW 7 | SW 16 |
70 | 41 | 41 | — | — | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 17 | 17 | 87 | 66 | 233 | 449 | 25 | 55 | 214 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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