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	light winds from the SSW (11 km/h at 210°)		22 °C	10.0	10.0 overcast - -
ASCATC289E21S 96 km SW15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		light winds from the WSW (11 km/h at 243°)		- °C	- km	- km
ASCATC290E21S 137 km S15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		light winds from the SW (13 km/h at 230°)		- °C	- km	- km
ASCATC289E20S 145 km W15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		light winds from the S (16 km/h at 185°)		- °C	- km	- km
ASCATC289E22S 189 km SSW15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		light winds from the SSW (19 km/h at 193°)		- °C	- km	- km
Defensa Civil- Arica 194 km N77 m above sea level 3 hours ago	no report	light winds from the SSW (14 km/h at 210°)		15.7 °C	-	- -
Arica 210 km N52 m above sea level 3 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	Dry and cloudy	light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 250 degs) (6 km/h at 230°)		22 °C	10.0	10.0 overcast
ASCATC288E20S 227 km W15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		light winds from the SE (15 km/h at 138°)		- °C	- km	- km
Putre 234 km NNE3591 m above sea level 3 hours ago	no report	wind obs. (36 kph from 80 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		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.