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El Bajo / La Bestia surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 -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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.8°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 4AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Bajo / La Bestia. (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) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 651 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 486 | 475 | 448 | 422 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 392 | 310 | 298 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 164 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01AM 1.53 | 1:46PM 0.90 | 1:55AM 1.44 | 2:56PM 0.91 | 2:52AM 1.34 | 4:10PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09AM 0.34 | 7:02PM 0.47 | 9:05AM 0.37 | 8:08PM 0.55 | 10:02AM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
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