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Pancora surfForecast / Santiago / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Pancora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pancora sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pancora today?
The current surf forecast for Pancora at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s 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 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pancora. (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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1908 | 1814 | 1600 | 1178 | 1026 | 851 | 699 | 715 | 668 | 653 | 609 | 513 | 367 | 327 | 299 | 245 | 227 | 202 | 204 | 332 | 241 | 188 | 344 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:58AM 0.88 | 10:09PM 1.33 | 10:40AM 0.88 | 10:45PM 1.38 | 11:18AM 0.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:15AM 0.27 | 3:31PM 0.31 | 4:55AM 0.22 | 4:07PM 0.30 | 5:33AM 0.18 | 4:43PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
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