El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131314141414141516161515141414141413141818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7115955775777328048938937438119551193980905869846834822811671651661540628
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
0.84
4:51PM
1.19
5:59AM
0.90
5:46PM
1.22
6:41AM
0.99
6:33PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.57
9:57AM
0.68
12:05AM
0.53
11:14AM
0.64
12:42AM
0.48
12:14PM
0.59
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset------6:31-------6:30-------6:30-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020212222212019202020222121201919201921212020
Feels °C (?)222120212222222121212121232121222120222023222121
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