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El Bajo / La Bestia surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 May 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Bajo / La Bestia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Bajo / La Bestia sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Bajo / La Bestia today?
The current surf forecast for El Bajo / La Bestia at 11PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Bajo / La Bestia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | |
691 | 529 | 833 | 669 | 659 | 563 | 679 | 594 | 585 | 567 | 414 | 449 | 393 | 400 | 407 | 323 | 472 | 424 | 732 | 700 | 563 | 555 | 546 | 521 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.06m | 9:49AM1.40m | 10:02PM1.00m | 10:22AM1.40m | 10:39PM0.94m | 10:57AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.41m | 3:14AM0.38m | 4:27PM0.42m | 3:43AM0.42m | 5:09PM0.44m | 4:11AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 691 | 529 | 833 | 669 | 659 | 563 | 679 | 594 | 585 | 567 | 414 | 449 | 393 | 400 | 407 | 258 | 472 | 424 | 732 | 700 | 563 | 555 | 546 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WSW 20 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 74 | 65 | 29 | 30 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 20 | 132 | 173 | 251 | 291 | 314 | 309 | 297 | 323 | 157 | 168 | 49 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 14 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 16 | 171 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 48 | 50 | 85 | 85 | 50 | 24 | 49 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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