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El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 260 | 256 | 248 | 172 | 169 | 227 | 260 | 314 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 350 | 476 | 459 | 437 | 427 | 567 | 560 | 636 | 581 | 614 | 685 | 685 | 773 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:42PM 1.26 | 1:01AM 0.85 | 1:32PM 1.22 | 2:06AM 0.81 | 2:34PM 1.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:47AM 0.55 | 7:46PM 0.58 | 6:21AM 0.60 | 8:56PM 0.61 | 7:09AM 0.64 | 10:14PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
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