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Huayquique surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 17 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
17.2° C
(Which is 4.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Huayquique today?
The current surf forecast for Huayquique at 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Huayquique. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 543 | 512 | 558 | 568 | 568 | 518 | 518 | 449 | 403 | 359 | 305 | 300 | 300 | 253 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 225 | 220 | 182 | 157 | 166 | 166 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:33AM 0.94 | 9:09PM 1.38 | 9:17AM 0.92 | 9:45PM 1.42 | 9:58AM 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:13AM 0.52 | 2:18PM 0.43 | 3:57AM 0.48 | 2:53PM 0.43 | 4:37AM 0.45 | 3:27PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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