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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	Tue	Wed				Thu		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	PM	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	16	16	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	3371	2444	2280	2523	2523	2663	2547	1096	1568	1319	1608	2189	1982	1700	2536	2532	1164	1651	1644	718	1039	1033
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	on	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	off	on	glass	cross	on	glass	off	on	cross- on	off	on	cross	off	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)					8:20AM 1.12		8:35PM 1.23	8:57AM 1.22		9:07PM 1.03			9:58PM 1.13	10:19AM 1.35		10:43PM 1.06	11:04AM 1.36		11:32PM 0.98	11:55AM 1.34		12:22AM 0.75
Low Tide / height (m)	1:32AM 0.23					2:28PM 0.26	2:44AM 0.32		3:15PM 0.21	3:07AM 0.15		4:04PM 0.19	3:50AM 0.32		4:55PM 0.19	4:27AM 0.35		5:50PM 0.22		5:01AM 0.21	6:52PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	23	21	21	23	22	21	23	21	22	23	22	21	22	22	21	22	21	21	22	21
Low °C	21	21	22	20	20	22	21	20	22	20	20	22	21	20	21	20	20	21	20	19	21	20
Chill °C (?)	23	23	23	21	21	23	22	21	23	21	22	23	22	21	22	22	21	22	21	21	22	21
Sunrise	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-
Sunset	5:34	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	5:31	-	6:29	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:28	5:30	-	6:27	5:29	-	6:27	5:29
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	16	16	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 W	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	-	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	-	-	18	18	18	15	15	16	16	17	13	13	15	12	13	13	13	13	-	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	5PM	7PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	El Brazo Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Brazo Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Baul Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Baul Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.9 SW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15
Energy(?)	3371	3287	3203	2160	2727	2691	1458	2305	2280	2280	2357	2523	1711	2876	2768	1596	2663	2284	1418	2092	1939	1870
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	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)						7:44AM 1.02				7:45PM 1.09					8:20AM 1.12				8:35PM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)								1:41PM 0.31					2:13AM 0.34				2:28PM 0.26				2:34AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	21	21	21	20	21	22	23	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	23	21	21	21	20	21	22	23	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50
Sunset	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.9 SW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 NW	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	13	-	-	13	-	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 14	Wednesday 15
	3PM	3PM	4PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	0AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	El Brazo Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Brazo Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Baul Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Baul Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	3413	3371	3371	2629	3329	3287	1998	3040	3001	3001	2837	2962	1779	2886	2727	1599	2727	2691	1577	2477	2444	2444
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)						7:04PM 1.09												7:44AM 1.02
Low Tide / height (m)												1:32AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	23	21	22	22	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	20	21	21	22	23	23
Chill °C (?)	23	23	23	21	22	22	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	20	21	21	22	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	13	-	-	13	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-