Tarapaca Surf

Detailed Tarapaca surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Tarapaca. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Tarapaca. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Tarapaca over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Tarapaca and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Tarapaca Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Tarapaca Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Tarapaca coastline are also listed below.

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	Wed	Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06
	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Loa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caramucho Tarapaca
Rating	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	1.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s)	12	11	11	16	15	15	15	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	15	14	14	14	13	13	12
Energy	629	260	274	316	582	1314	1309	715	960	1128	932	1251	1268	983	1008	1491	1057	1643	1742	792	992	893
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	off	on	off	off	on	cross	off	on	glass	glass	on	cross- on	on	on	glass	off	on	cross	off	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:06PM 1.17	8:35AM 1.18		8:40PM 0.93	9:10AM 1.22		9:21PM 0.79	9:40AM 1.13		9:53PM 0.82	10:15AM 1.12		10:37PM 0.66	10:52AM 1.08		11:17PM 0.89	11:33AM 1.34		11:44PM 0.68	12:05PM 1.15	11:13AM 0.94	12:30AM 0.65
Low Tide / height (m)	2:14AM 0.34		2:56PM 0.28	2:35AM 0.20		3:39PM 0.27	3:06AM 0.12		4:27PM 0.42	3:32AM 0.25		5:01PM 0.13	4:06AM 0.18		5:52PM 0.46	4:40AM 0.50		6:26PM 0.35		5:01AM 0.36	4:05AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	23	19	21	21	19	20	21	18	22	20	19	19	20	20	20	21	20	21	21	19
Low °C	18	19	21	18	19	20	19	18	19	17	19	19	18	18	20	20	18	20	19	19	20	18
Chill °C (?)	19	20	23	19	21	21	19	20	21	18	22	20	19	19	20	20	20	21	20	21	21	19
Sunrise	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-
Sunset	5:23	-	6:15	-	-	6:20	5:22	-	6:20	-	-	6:19	5:22	-	6:19	-	-	6:17	5:21	-	6:17	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	1.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	12	8	8	8	15	15	15	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	15	14	14	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.9 SW	1.0 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	18	11	11	10	9	10	10	18	13	16	16	12	12	19	18	11	8	13	8	13	20	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 29			Thursday 30								Friday 01								Saturday 02
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	4AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	El Colegio Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	El Loa Tarapaca	Caramucho Tarapaca	El Loa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s)	9	11	11	11	11	9	11	11	11	8	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13
Energy	271	562	516	525	516	400	265	266	227	264	503	555	675	869	582	665	781	1601	1616	1452	1407	1267
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		8:00PM 0.99					8:36AM 1.08				8:43PM 0.84				9:16AM 1.38				9:17PM 0.88
Low Tide / height (m)	2:15PM 0.44				2:06AM 0.19				3:02PM 0.42				2:36AM 0.09				3:45PM 0.41				1:53AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	18	18	18	18	22	22	19	19	20	20	19	20	21	21	19	18	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	18	19	18	18	18	18	22	22	19	19	20	20	19	20	21	21	19	18	18	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54
Sunset	6:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	9	11	11	11	11	9	8	8	8	8	10	10	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	11	18	18	18	18	11	11	11	11	11	16	16	10	8	9	8	8	15	15	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 29	Thursday 30
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	10AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	El Colegio Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	El Loa Tarapaca	Caramucho Tarapaca	El Loa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	9	9	10	11	9	9	8	11	9	9	8	9	11	9	9	9
Energy	307	639	629	645	565	562	312	323	303	516	254	301	280	272	209	202	201	400	415	397	383	378
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	on	on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)						8:00PM 0.99	8:04PM 0.89												8:35AM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)	2:15PM 0.44												2:08AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	19	18	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	20	21
Chill °C (?)	19	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	19	18	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	9	12	12	12	12	11	9	9	10	11	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.1 W	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	18	18	18	18	18	12	12	12	18	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-