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Huayquique surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Huayquique surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Huayquique sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 4.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Huayquique today?
The current surf forecast for Huayquique at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Huayquique. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 402 | 402 | 397 | 392 | 310 | 298 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 164 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 147 | 131 | 121 | 155 | 164 | 158 | 150 | 96 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:56PM 0.91 | 2:52AM 1.34 | 4:10PM 0.95 | 3:51AM 1.24 | 5:20PM 1.02 | 4:53AM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:05AM 0.37 | 8:08PM 0.55 | 10:02AM 0.39 | 9:26PM 0.62 | 10:55AM 0.40 | 10:51PM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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