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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	Fri	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Capilla Tarapaca	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	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	Caramucho Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	9	9	12	11	12	11	10	15	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	735	507	792	913	552	751	709	508	617	609	296	466	924	498	800	590	384	852	1739	1359	1515	1722
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	on	cross	cross- off	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	glass	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)	11:21PM 1.27	11:42AM 1.21				12:23PM 1.24	12:42AM 1.09		1:11PM 1.25	1:23AM 0.85		12:12PM 1.01	2:23AM 0.75		3:21PM 1.34		3:59AM 0.85	4:31PM 1.19		5:24AM 0.69	5:51PM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)		5:21AM 0.18	5:57PM 0.24	3:57PM 0.09	5:54AM 0.19		6:57PM 0.44	6:37AM 0.40		7:48PM 0.32	7:11AM 0.27	5:13AM 0.12	8:59PM 0.37	8:02AM 0.33		10:38PM 0.54	9:23AM 0.56		11:54PM 0.37	10:39AM 0.41		1:04AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	24	23	23	24	22	23	23	23	22	24	22	22	23	21	23	23	21	22	23	22
Low °C	22	22	24	22	21	23	21	21	23	22	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	23	23	24	23	23	24	22	23	23	23	22	24	22	22	23	21	23	23	21	22	23	22
Sunrise	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:51	5:52	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	5:51	-	7:49	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	9	9	12	11	12	11	10	15	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W
Period (s)	13	16	15	15	20	19	18	13	11	11	10	14	14	12	18	13	15	19	17	14	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-

	Fri		Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Monday 23
	6PM	9PM	0AM	1AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	1AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Puerto Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	473	787	735	721	740	763	511	566	843	884	1221	1092	912	912	480	479	497	689	709	687	757	732
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			11:13PM 1.12				11:49AM 1.36				11:52PM 1.04					12:30PM 1.39				12:34AM 0.95
Low Tide / height (m)	5:20PM 0.39				5:21AM 0.18				5:57PM 0.24				5:54AM 0.19					6:49PM 0.27				6:29AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	24	22	22	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	24	22	22	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45
Sunset	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	16	15	15	15	15	12	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 20								Saturday 21
	4PM	5PM	6PM	5PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	1AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Puerto Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	515	999	892	813	851	787	472	443	735	735	703	721	746	743	533	533	507	763	763	739	737	821
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	on	on	cross	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)									11:13PM 1.12												11:42AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)			5:10PM 0.23												5:30AM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	24	24
Chill °C (?)	23	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	24	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	14	16	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-