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 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SSW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	13	13	12	20	19	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	14	14	13	12	12
Energy(?)	2181	1836	946	1174	1289	1700	3273	4507	2894	3815	3066	1461	1989	1650	792	1101	710	734	1232	1198	646	988
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	off	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)	4:29PM 1.17		5:02AM 0.81	5:32PM 1.03		7:00AM 0.51		6:37PM 1.06	7:34AM 0.88		7:40PM 1.28	8:29AM 0.62		8:13PM 1.16	8:43AM 0.85		9:01PM 1.09	9:27AM 1.10		9:35PM 1.38	9:53AM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)		12:01AM 0.66	10:19AM 0.66		1:01AM 0.49	11:55AM 0.37		1:51AM 0.44		12:52PM 0.60	2:37AM 0.51		1:29PM 0.40	2:58AM 0.33		2:18PM 0.35		3:37AM 0.41	3:13PM 0.45		3:54AM 0.23	3:55PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	23	23	24	23	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	24	24	22	23	24
Low °C	24	22	21	24	22	22	24	22	22	23	21	21	23	21	22	23	21	21	23	20	21	23
Chill °C (?)	24	23	23	24	23	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	24	24	22	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-
Sunset	7:59	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SSW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	13	13	12	13	19	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	14	14	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	-	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	-	24	24	22	20	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	11	20	4	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 11				Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Colegio Tarapaca	Caramucho Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Baul Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Baul Tarapaca
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	21	21	19	19	18	18	18	17
Energy(?)	1535	1493	1505	2114	1836	1319	1522	1303	850	827	793	1269	1289	1479	1634	1644	3987	3051	2986	3140	4512	3421
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:29PM 1.17				4:29AM 0.65				5:44PM 1.19					6:08AM 0.66				6:49PM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)	9:04AM 0.63				11:42PM 0.53	12:17AM 0.35			10:19AM 0.66					1:01AM 0.49			11:55AM 0.37					2:00AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	22	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	20	22	22	22	22	24	23	22	21	22	21
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	20	22	22	22	22	24	23	22	21	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	19	19	18	18	18	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	15	-	-	15	26	24	24	24	23	21	22	21	21	21	14	14	14	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 11	Thursday 12
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Colegio Tarapaca	Caramucho Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Baul Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Baul Tarapaca
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1833	1793	1535	2399	2242	1965	2181	2152	1505	1484	1484	1591	1972	1836	1836	1657	1320	1111	1136	1048	1522	948
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	on	on	cross	on	on	off	off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)								4:16PM 1.02
Low Tide / height (m)	9:04AM 0.63														11:42PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	22	22	22	20	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	21
Chill °C (?)	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	22	22	22	20	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 W
Period (s)	-	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	-	-	-	-	15	15	15	15	26	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-