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El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1289 | 1289 | 1289 | 1079 | 1064 | 1079 | 902 | 902 | 890 | 865 | 804 | 651 | 1317 | 1251 | 1155 | 1307 | 1307 | 1307 | 1421 | 1460 | 1672 | 1694 | 1672 | 1520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 1.23 | 9:05AM 1.38 | 9:16PM 1.19 | 9:44AM 1.46 | 9:58PM 1.13 | 10:25AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:44AM 0.32 | 3:25PM 0.37 | 3:16AM 0.31 | 4:13PM 0.35 | 3:50AM 0.32 | 5:04PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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