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El Loa surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 11 Oct 2025 -04
How big are the waves at El Loa today?
The current surf forecast for El Loa at 3PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Loa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1863 | 1736 | 1784 | 1823 | 1550 | 1443 | 1355 | 1355 | 1355 | 1063 | 1018 | 852 | 827 | 814 | 892 | 878 | 732 | 363 | 359 | 359 | 305 | 275 | 275 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:06PM 0.68 | 1:37AM 1.16 | 2:16PM 0.60 | 2:45AM 1.09 | 3:45PM 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:28AM 0.09 | 6:44PM 0.13 | 8:42AM 0.13 | 7:42PM 0.20 | 10:05AM 0.16 | 8:58PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tarapaca
Wind reports 102 km away suggest it is still onshore at El Loa (moderate winds from the SW at Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport). 1.7m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 0.5m 16s long period groundswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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