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El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 19 Jan 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
19.1° C
 (Which is 4.4°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 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111615141414151413131314141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3083033033474775431031101611091235961880780792828865776671642552486486418424
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
W
0
NNW
5
NE
5
WSW
0
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.96
11:08PM
1.48
11:32AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.46
12:09PM
1.00
12:13AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.42
4:24PM
0.44
5:59AM
0.40
5:00PM
0.45
6:30AM
0.40
5:37PM
0.47
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-7:15-------7:16-------7:16------
Sunset----8:25-------8:25-------8:25---
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clear
clear
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222223232321222121212323222121212122232322212121
Feels °C (?)232424242323242323232525232323232324242424232424
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