Current weather conditions and live observations for El Faro based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in El Faro right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport 31 km S215 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry and cloudy	fresh winds from the SW (30 km/h at 220°)		21 °C	10.0	10.0 few overcast -
hy2c289E20S 139 km WSW15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		moderate winds from the S (22 km/h at 172°)		- °C	- km	- km
hy2c289E21S 145 km SSW15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		moderate winds from the SSW (22 km/h at 198°)		- °C	- km	- km
hy2c289E19S 159 km W15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		light winds from the S (18 km/h at 175°)		- °C	- km	- km
Defensa Civil- Arica 194 km N77 m above sea level 2 hours ago	no report	light winds from the SSW (14 km/h at 210°)		15.7 °C	-	- -
hy2c288E21S 204 km SSW15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		moderate winds from the S (22 km/h at 190°)		- °C	- km	- km
Arica 210 km N52 m above sea level 2 hours ago	no report	light winds from the SSW (18 km/h at 200°)		15.8 °C	-	- -
Arica/Chacalluta Airport 213 km N211 m above sea level 2 hours ago	-	moderate winds from the SSW (22 km/h at 210°)		Q1013 °C	0.0	0.0
hy2c288E19S 225 km W15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		light winds from the SSE (18 km/h at 162°)		- °C	- km	- km
Putre 234 km NNE3591 m above sea level 2 hours ago	no report	fresh winds from the W (36 km/h at 260°)		7.0 °C	-	- -

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to El Faro and within an acceptable time window.