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Huayquique surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 14 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
17.4° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Huayquique today?
The current surf forecast for Huayquique at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Huayquique. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 119 | 125 | 123 | 136 | 318 | 509 | 501 | 346 | 341 | 428 | 251 | 251 | 522 | 646 | 660 | 572 | 561 | 533 | 582 | 563 | 625 | 625 | 625 | 558 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:11PM 1.18 | 6:52AM 1.01 | 7:54PM 1.26 | 7:45AM 0.97 | 8:33PM 1.33 | 8:33AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:25AM 0.61 | 1:06PM 0.42 | 2:24AM 0.56 | 1:43PM 0.43 | 3:13AM 0.52 | 2:18PM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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