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El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 -04
How big are the waves at El Faro today?
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tue 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1284 | 1155 | 1124 | 1109 | 1094 | 978 | 898 | 885 | 885 | 1069 | 1284 | 1219 | 1124 | 1109 | 1048 | 960 | 827 | 791 | 818 | 587 | 680 | 570 | 535 | 519 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:03AM 1.16 | 3:47PM 0.94 | 5:07AM 1.25 | 5:03PM 0.87 | 6:09AM 1.35 | 6:18PM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:26AM 0.57 | 10:05PM 0.36 | 11:52AM 0.52 | 11:02PM 0.35 | 1:05PM 0.45 | 12:02AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tue 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tarapaca
light winds from the WSW at Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport imply that is on-shore at El Faro. 1.4m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.3m 3s local chop, also from the SW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
31 km away, 1 h 57 min ago
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