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El Bajo / La Bestia surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 13 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
17.1° C
(Which is 4.4°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 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Bajo / La Bestia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 145 | 176 | 185 | 161 | 195 | 185 | 145 | 142 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 166 | 123 | 136 | 418 | 509 | 572 | 346 | 341 | 304 | 251 | 480 | 522 | 597 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:21PM 1.10 | 5:54AM 1.07 | 7:11PM 1.18 | 6:52AM 1.01 | 7:54PM 1.26 | 7:45AM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:43AM 0.41 | 12:14AM 0.65 | 12:27PM 0.42 | 1:25AM 0.61 | 1:06PM 0.42 | 2:24AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
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