El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 -04
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)17s

Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.4
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SSW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1108
827
1155
1460
1215
1042
1499
1482
1448
1290
1287
1240
1225
1115
1101
964
784
594
529
606
529
466
412
505
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
N
5
WNW
5
W
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
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
9:08AM0.68m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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6:14
6:14
6:13
6:13
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
19
19
19
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
1108
827
1155
940
929
884
869
821
860
860
806
690
715
681
615
615
485
594
485
375
322
316
277
272
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
73
653
843
1460
1215
1042
1499
1482
1448
1290
1287
1240
1225
1115
1101
964
784
529
529
606
529
466
412
505
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
NW
18
Energy kJ
533
67
173
14
14
137
14
6
8
21
21
21
21
21
8
37
37
18
18
18
49
50
31
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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