Punta Gruesa surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 -04
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Punta Gruesa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Gruesa sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Punta Gruesa today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Gruesa at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Punta Gruesa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)171716161616161616161615151515151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36303944380337103619361932112982309030902907286926272559234123092140185518301572142312441102905
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SW
0
ESE
0
NW
0
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
0
NNE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
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on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
0.83
4:10AM
1.27
4:51PM
0.78
5:30AM
1.28
6:23PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.48
8:57PM
0.45
11:29AM
0.48
10:16PM
0.49
12:49PM
0.43
11:43PM
0.48
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
Sunrise-7:37-------7:37-------7:35------
Sunset----7:34-------7:35-------7:35---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151416171614141515151717171514141415171716151515
Feels °C (?)141315161514141515141616171514141415161616151515
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tarapaca

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Punta Gruesa (light winds from the SE at Iquique/Diego Aracena Airport 31 km from Punta Gruesa). A 2.3m long period groundswell from the SW

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13 km/h
SE
0.0
15.6
Air / Water (°C)
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