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Playa Cavancha surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 Aug 2025 -04
How big are the waves at Playa Cavancha today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Cavancha at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Cavancha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 436 | 465 | 571 | 522 | 499 | 539 | 568 | 673 | 720 | 645 | 600 | 605 | 584 | 556 | 597 | 509 | 512 | 337 | 539 | 734 | 556 | 632 | 708 | 686 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:23AM 1.18 | 2:20PM 0.92 | 3:33AM 1.22 | 3:39PM 0.83 | 4:47AM 1.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:37PM 0.36 | 8:54AM 0.53 | 8:29PM 0.39 | 10:28AM 0.53 | 9:33PM 0.42 | 11:55AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tarapaca
Continuing clean conditions at Playa Cavancha (light winds from the SSW at Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport 32 km from Playa Cavancha). 0.8m 11s groundswell from the SW with a 0.7m 15s groundswell, also from the SW and a 0.2m 3s local chop, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
32 km away, 2 h 16 min ago
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