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El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 -04
How big are the waves at El Faro today?
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 284 | 328 | 368 | 363 | 347 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 316 | 341 | 330 | 278 | 278 | 273 | 309 | 283 | 283 | 303 | 894 | 1060 | 632 | 1079 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | on | on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:59PM 1.32 | 11:09AM 0.99 | 11:31PM 1.31 | 11:43AM 0.92 | 12:04AM 1.30 | 12:20PM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:32AM 0.41 | 4:55PM 0.40 | 6:12AM 0.43 | 5:20PM 0.44 | 6:55AM 0.47 | 5:46PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tarapaca
Continuing clean conditions at El Faro (light winds from the S at Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport 31 km from El Faro). 0.8m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 7s swell from the SSW and a 0.3m 17s long period groundswell from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
31 km away, 2 h 14 min ago
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