Playa Cavancha Surf Forecast

/ Tarapaca (22 surf breaks) /

Chile (102 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (20.23° S 70.15° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Playa Cavancha surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 -04

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Playa Cavancha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Playa Cavancha sea temperature is 15.4° C
(Which is 4.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Cavancha today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Cavancha at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (16 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

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	Sunday 16						Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wed 19
	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	0 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	137	80	99	121	121	147	150	153	127	121	134	200	262	301	297	711	282	511	471	463	414	407	175	320
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	WNW	SE	SE	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	NE	NE	SSE	NNW	WSW	WSW	SW	NNW	N	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)		7:32AM 1.13				8:24PM 1.23				8:17AM 1.09				8:59PM 1.30				8:58AM 1.04					9:32PM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)				1:54PM 0.35				2:34AM 0.49				2:26PM 0.35					3:21AM 0.46			2:56PM 0.36

	Sunday 16						Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wed 19
Sunrise	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	17	19	19	18	16	16	15	16	17	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	19	19	19	18	18	17	19
Feels °C (?)	16	16	17	18	17	16	17	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	16	15	15	17	19	19	18	19	17	19

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