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El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 -04
Forecast 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
17.0° C
 (Which is 3.3°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 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)161515151514141414131313131313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)155178215305301297398387471451444444503437488488600411405411411363305295
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
1.31
1:43PM
0.79
1:44AM
1.28
2:46PM
0.79
2:32AM
1.24
3:57PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.49
6:32PM
0.58
9:12AM
0.49
7:23PM
0.63
10:03AM
0.48
8:34PM
0.67
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset------8:02-------8:04-------8:04-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819202121201818191921222120181819191920201918
Feels °C (?)191818192020191819191820202019192020191819201919
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