El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 25 Feb 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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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 12PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am February 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313131313121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)915890877865765604661569509501501494494486370341336330247325243235192157
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
0.90
4:59PM
1.31
5:24AM
0.86
6:17PM
1.36
6:55AM
0.88
7:25PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.52
12:15AM
0.59
11:00AM
0.54
1:32AM
0.52
12:22PM
0.52
2:29AM
0.45
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-7:35-------7:35-------7:37------
Sunset----8:09-------8:08-------8:08---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252525252524232323242425242323232323242424232323
Feels °C (?)272626262626262625262526242425252525252424242525
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