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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	Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thu
	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	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	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caramucho Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	12	11	11	11	10
Energy(?)	1000	1789	1436	700	1014	735	507	777	1104	552	751	669	459	590	476	317	451	617	524	786	446	258
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	on	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:27AM 1.09		10:43PM 1.07	11:11AM 1.31		11:13PM 1.12	11:42AM 1.21		11:52PM 1.04		12:30PM 1.39	12:42AM 1.09		1:11PM 1.25	1:23AM 0.85		2:06PM 1.23	2:23AM 0.75		3:21PM 1.34		3:45AM 0.69
Low Tide / height (m)		4:26PM 0.24		5:00AM 0.34	5:20PM 0.39		5:21AM 0.18	5:57PM 0.24		5:54AM 0.19		6:57PM 0.44	6:37AM 0.40		7:48PM 0.32	7:11AM 0.27		8:59PM 0.37	8:10AM 0.51		10:38PM 0.54	9:11AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	21	23	23	22	23	24	21	22	23	20	23
Low °C	22	23	21	21	24	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	22	21	20	23	21	21	23	19	21
Chill °C (?)	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	21	23	23	22	23	24	21	22	23	20	23
Sunrise	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46
Sunset	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:50	-	-	5:51	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	11	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW
Period (s)	18	17	16	16	16	13	16	15	12	20	19	18	13	11	11	14	15	12	12	18	16	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 19						Friday 20								Saturday 21
	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Intendencia Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Chinchorro Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	14	12
Energy(?)	1320	1335	1524	1085	1065	1678	1436	1357	1226	1157	629	523	473	787	735	721	668	763	511	566	787	876
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			10:37AM 0.98				10:36PM 1.18				11:11AM 1.31				11:13PM 1.12				11:49AM 1.36
Low Tide / height (m)	4:22AM 0.20				4:36PM 0.39				4:51AM 0.18				5:20PM 0.39				5:21AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	24	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	23	23	22	22
Chill °C (?)	21	21	24	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	23	23	22	22
Sunrise	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	14	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.2 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.2 WSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	16	18	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	15	15	12	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 19	Fri
	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Intendencia Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Chinchorro Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14
Energy(?)	1272	1304	1528	938	959	1335	1396	1589	1659	1682	1079	1085	1070	1789	1794	1784	1701	1678	911	927	847	1415
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- on	off	off	on	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)								10:27AM 1.09												10:44PM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)		4:22AM 0.20												4:26PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	22	22	22	21	22	23	24	24	23	23	23	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	21	21	22	22	22	21	22	23	24	24	23	23	23	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-