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Palo Buque surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 04 Sep 2025 -04
How big are the waves at Palo Buque today?
The current surf forecast for Palo Buque at 9AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Palo Buque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 811 | 827 | 778 | 774 | 768 | 757 | 659 | 645 | 625 | 733 | 792 | 780 | 769 | 623 | 613 | 604 | 546 | 449 | 442 | 447 | 404 | 404 | 371 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:56AM 0.99 | 7:30PM 0.59 | 7:33AM 1.07 | 8:03PM 0.66 | 8:08AM 1.12 | 8:37PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:56PM 0.17 | 12:46AM 0.22 | 2:24PM 0.12 | 1:30AM 0.16 | 2:50PM 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tarapaca
Continuing clean conditions at Palo Buque (light winds from the SSE at Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport 18 km from Palo Buque). 1.3m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 0.7m 7s swell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
18 km away, 2 h 36 min ago
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