El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 -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
15.1° C
(Which is 4.8°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: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (19 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111010101010101514161515141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)349325308303303303303178243234200175178139289496459424412606450412400501
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
0
NE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrossonononglassglassglassglassononglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
1.35
9:37AM
1.00
10:05PM
1.38
10:14AM
0.96
10:37PM
1.40
10:50AM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.44
3:24PM
0.38
4:45AM
0.43
3:53PM
0.40
5:25AM
0.43
4:21PM
0.43
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:50----
Sunset------7:59-------8:00-------8:00-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171818192020201919181920212120191919192021202019
Feels °C (?)171818191919201918181919202220191919192020192020
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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