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Huayquique surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 11 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
16.5° C
(Which is 4.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Huayquique today?
The current surf forecast for Huayquique at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 164 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 147 | 147 | 121 | 155 | 164 | 158 | 150 | 116 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 153 | 161 | 137 | 130 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:10PM 0.95 | 3:51AM 1.24 | 5:20PM 1.02 | 4:53AM 1.15 | 6:21PM 1.10 | 5:54AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:26PM 0.62 | 10:55AM 0.40 | 10:51PM 0.65 | 11:43AM 0.41 | 12:14AM 0.65 | 12:27PM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
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