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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	Sun		Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Caramucho Tarapaca	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	2.0 SSW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13
Energy(?)	1500	1647	792	792	758	835	1493	1329	767	1045	1125	1014	1705	1436	700	1006	735	640	951	980	636	895
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		8:22PM 1.33	8:53AM 1.02		9:01PM 1.09	9:18AM 0.93		9:26PM 1.21	10:01AM 1.18		10:09PM 1.37	10:27AM 1.09	8:25AM 0.89	10:43PM 1.07	11:01AM 0.98		11:21PM 1.27	11:49AM 1.36		11:52PM 1.04		12:23PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)			3:08AM 0.45	2:18PM 0.35		3:27AM 0.27	3:01PM 0.30		4:04AM 0.37	3:55PM 0.41		4:22AM 0.20			4:48AM 0.01	5:10PM 0.23		5:30AM 0.34			5:54AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	22	24	25	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	23	23	24
Low °C	23	21	22	23	21	21	23	21	22	24	21	22	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	22	21	23
Chill °C (?)	24	22	24	25	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	23	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-
Sunset	7:55	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	5:52	-	7:50
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	2.0 SSW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	16	11	20	19	18	18	16	18	17	16	16	16	13	16	15	15	20	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 15				Monday 16									Tuesday 17							Wed
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	10PM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1646	1309	1113	1673	1152	1473	1313	1171	702	626	590	898	770	1108	1181	1182	877	872	870	1369	1329	1230
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				8:13PM 1.16				8:43AM 0.85				8:50PM 1.19					9:27AM 1.10				9:26PM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)		1:45PM 0.55				2:58AM 0.33				2:31PM 0.49					3:30AM 0.08				3:13PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	23	23	22	23	22	21	22	24	24	23	22	22	22	21	21	23	23	23	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	24	23	23	22	23	22	21	22	24	24	23	22	22	22	21	21	23	23	23	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.3 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	16	12	15	20	20	20	20	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 15	Monday 16
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	8PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1665	1345	1345	2120	1520	1986	1986	1959	1113	1098	1083	1673	1667	1169	1650	1624	904	823	823	1352	1313	1313
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	off	on	cross	on	on	on	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)												8:13PM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)					1:50PM 0.27														3:08AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	14	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-