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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	Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Loa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	12	11	11	11	12	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	21	19	18	16	16	14	15	15
Energy(?)	945	971	759	503	663	738	720	1337	1577	781	1192	883	429	761	1381	2395	3634	3468	2206	2700	2701	1857
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	on	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	off	cross	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	10:58AM 1.05		11:14PM 1.14	11:41AM 0.99		11:46PM 1.15		12:14PM 1.11	12:20AM 1.05		12:53PM 1.00	1:02AM 1.11		1:32PM 1.09	1:39AM 0.71			2:08AM 0.76		3:19PM 1.18		3:37AM 0.52
Low Tide / height (m)		4:52PM 0.22		5:34AM 0.01	5:43PM 0.41		6:01AM 0.22		6:20PM 0.31	6:30AM 0.26		7:13PM 0.52	7:08AM 0.47		7:58PM 0.26	7:27AM 0.36	6:58PM 0.30	8:52PM 0.49	8:05AM 0.29		10:28PM 0.67	8:57AM 0.34
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	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	25	22	24	24	22	23	24	22	24	24	23	24	24	22	24	24	21	23	24	22	23
Low °C	23	24	22	22	23	21	21	23	22	23	24	21	22	24	21	22	24	21	22	23	21	22
Chill °C (?)	24	25	22	24	24	22	23	24	22	24	24	23	24	24	22	24	24	21	23	24	22	23
Sunrise	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41
Sunset	-	8:05	-	-	8:05	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.8 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	12	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	19	18	16	16	14	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.1 SW	-
Period (s)	17	18	13	16	16	10	16	15	15	15	15	13	24	23	21	11	11	10	21	17	18	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 04						Thursday 05								Friday 06
	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	4AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Colegio Tarapaca	Caramucho Tarapaca
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	18	11	14	12	14	13
Energy(?)	1060	1045	948	865	633	855	759	854	833	744	576	549	533	692	739	875	956	1067	1280	777	758	1039
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			11:05AM 0.95				11:10PM 1.24				11:41AM 0.99				11:49PM 1.05					12:20PM 1.26
Low Tide / height (m)	5:00AM 0.18				4:58PM 0.37				5:32AM 0.19				5:43PM 0.41				3:54AM 0.04	6:01AM 0.22				6:24PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	22	24	23	22	19
Chill °C (?)	22	22	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	22	24	23	22	19
Sunrise	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	12	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	13	18	18	16	16	16	16	11	17	10	11	16	12	15	11	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 04	Thu
	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	6PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Colegio Tarapaca	Caramucho Tarapaca
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1076	1076	837	824	704	1045	1032	1016	1016	1001	934	643	643	941	823	921	869	855	794	616	604	825
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	on	cross	on	cross- on	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)								10:58AM 1.05													11:15PM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)		5:00AM 0.18	5:04AM -0.01											4:52PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	24	24	24	23	23	24	23	23	23	22	23	22	22	21
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	24	24	24	23	23	24	23	23	23	22	23	22	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.3 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.0 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	18	18	6	6	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	12	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-