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El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is 5.3°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 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 421 | 421 | 319 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 293 | 288 | 752 | 731 | 613 | 604 | 527 | 511 | 442 | 421 | 440 | 471 | 463 | 455 | 439 | 396 | 334 | 328 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:21PM 1.27 | 11:49AM 1.36 | 12:00AM 1.19 | 12:30PM 1.39 | 12:42AM 1.09 | 1:17PM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:20PM 0.39 | 5:30AM 0.34 | 6:06PM 0.40 | 6:02AM 0.37 | 6:57PM 0.44 | 6:37AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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