Surf Forecast Surf Report

Playa Brava surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 30 May 2025 -04
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Playa Brava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Brava sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Playa Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Brava at 8PM is: 1.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)20s
Evening (30 May)5ft (1.6m)18s

Table - waves today at Playa Brava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)202019191818171716161616161515161615151515141414141413131313131312121716161616161615151515151515141414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)322746108814001969258125232380261225802384192921201833139916341634128813631460110814021289117910499618467696906806135355024864824545271129111598910741120107610621048953844844821821799799799639630586569495437437
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
SW
0
SSE
0
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NNE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
0
S
0
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
0
NNW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassononglassglassglassoffglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
1.54
12:16AM
0.87
12:29PM
1.46
1:21AM
0.86
1:24PM
1.37
2:33AM
0.87
2:22PM
1.28
3:46AM
0.92
3:22PM
1.19
4:51AM
0.99
4:21PM
1.12
5:44AM
1.07
5:17PM
1.05
6:29AM
1.15
6:10PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.32
5:33AM
0.43
7:41PM
0.35
6:32AM
0.50
8:39PM
0.37
7:40AM
0.57
9:35PM
0.39
8:59AM
0.62
10:25PM
0.39
10:21AM
0.63
11:09PM
0.39
11:36AM
0.62
11:48PM
0.40
12:40PM
0.58
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09----
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)181817171717171718171716171516171819181817181717191918171818181819191918181817171820191819181818191919181919191819191919
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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