Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.24° S 70.15° W

El Faro, Chile Weather Observations

Issued: 8 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Faro sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.4° 

El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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.

Current Weather near El Faro

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport

31 km S215 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearno report
10
light winds from the S
(9 km/h at 170°)
22 °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

ASCATC289E20S

125 km WNW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 206°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC289E21S

133 km SW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
5
calm
(5 km/h at 241°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC289E22S

181 km SSW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
5
calm
(3 km/h at 183°)
- °C- km
- km


Defensa Civil- Arica

194 km N77 m above sea level

4 hours ago
no report
15
light winds from the SSW
(14 km/h at 210°)
15.7 °C-
-

-

Arica

210 km N52 m above sea level

4 hours ago
no report
20
light winds from the NNE
(18 km/h at 20°)
15.8 °C-
-

-

Arica/Chacalluta Airport

213 km N211 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the SSW
(7 km/h at 200°)
22 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

ASCATC288E20S

214 km W15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
15
light winds from the SSW
(14 km/h at 193°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC288E21S

222 km WSW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
10
light winds from the S
(8 km/h at 178°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC289E19S

227 km NW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
5
calm
(5 km/h at 187°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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.

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