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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	Thu		Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Intendencia Tarapaca	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Caramucho Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Caramucho Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	12	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	21	19	18	18	16	15	14	16	15	14	13	13
Energy(?)	664	738	715	1337	1577	699	721	883	396	761	1372	2193	3164	3218	2295	2593	2805	2009	2302	1862	946	1157
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	glass	on	on	glass	cross- on	on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)		11:51PM 1.32		12:14PM 1.11	12:20AM 1.05		12:53PM 0.99	12:54AM 0.95		1:38PM 1.24	1:39AM 1.01		12:13PM 0.85	2:08AM 0.76		3:10PM 1.04		3:27AM 0.84	4:16PM 1.02		3:15AM 0.43	5:32PM 1.03
Low Tide / height (m)	5:43PM 0.41		6:09AM 0.37		6:20PM 0.31	6:30AM 0.26		7:05PM 0.37	7:00AM 0.17		8:04PM 0.58	7:27AM 0.36	5:21AM 0.19	8:52PM 0.49	8:01AM 0.40		10:29PM 0.37	9:04AM 0.63		11:42PM 0.53	10:16PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	22	23	25	23	24	24	23	24	25	22	24	24	24	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24
Low °C	24	22	22	24	22	22	22	22	22	24	21	22	24	22	22	22	21	21	23	21	21	24
Chill °C (?)	25	22	23	25	23	24	24	23	24	25	22	24	24	24	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-
Sunset	8:04	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	6:01	-	8:00	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:58
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	11	11	12	12	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	19	18	18	16	15	14	16	15	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	-	0.1 NW	-	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	10	16	15	15	15	15	13	24	23	21	11	11	11	22	20	18	-	15	-	24	24
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 05				Friday 06									Saturday 07								Sun
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	10PM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	10PM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caramucho Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Intendencia Tarapaca	El Colegio Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Brazo Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Puerto Atacama
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	16	11	14	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	487	549	533	692	738	875	1147	1067	1280	765	758	1691	1556	1320	1232	1196	770	580	1124	995	983	868
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	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
High Tide / height (m)	11:42AM 1.25				11:46PM 1.15					12:20PM 1.26				12:20AM 1.05				12:58PM 1.26				12:54AM 0.95
Low Tide / height (m)			5:43PM 0.41					6:01AM 0.22				6:20PM 0.31				6:30AM 0.26				7:05PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	24	23	22	22	22	20	22	24	23	22	23	22	22	22	22	24	24	24	23	22	22
Chill °C (?)	24	24	23	22	22	22	20	22	24	23	22	23	22	22	22	22	24	24	24	23	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:01	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	14	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	-	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	11	10	10	16	16	12	15	11	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	-	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 05	Friday 06
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	8PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caramucho Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Intendencia Tarapaca	El Colegio Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Brazo Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Puerto Atacama
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	17	18	11
Energy(?)	495	495	487	705	664	664	616	704	623	433	473	692	698	753	738	801	815	554	875	955	956	991
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)			11:42AM 1.25												11:46PM 1.15
Low Tide / height (m)									5:40PM 0.09												3:54AM 0.04	6:01AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	23	21	22	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	23	23	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	23	21	22	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 NW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	12	12	12	19	20	18	16	18	11	11	11	10	10	16	17	10	17	11	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-