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 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	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	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SW	1.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	15	14	13	12	13
Energy(?)	1045	1052	1000	1789	1436	700	1014	739	763	789	1104	561	844	700	384	552	421	353	626	1210	670	1376
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	off	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)		10:09PM 1.37	10:35AM 1.25		10:36PM 1.18	11:03AM 1.16		11:13PM 1.12	11:49AM 1.36		12:00AM 1.19		12:23PM 1.24	12:34AM 0.95		1:11PM 1.25	1:40AM 0.70		2:13PM 1.37	2:23AM 0.75		3:13PM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)	3:53PM 0.11		4:32AM 0.35	4:26PM 0.24		4:51AM 0.18	5:10PM 0.23		5:30AM 0.34		6:06PM 0.40	5:54AM 0.19		6:49PM 0.27	6:29AM 0.23		8:01PM 0.18	7:18AM 0.45		8:59PM 0.37	8:02AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	22	23	24	22	23	25	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	23	22	23	23	22	22	24
Low °C	23	21	22	23	22	21	24	21	22	23	21	21	23	21	20	23	21	20	23	21	20	23
Chill °C (?)	24	22	23	24	22	23	25	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	23	22	23	23	22	22	24
Sunrise	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-
Sunset	7:53	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:47
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	14	13	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.1 W	1.1 SW	-
Period (s)	18	16	18	17	16	16	16	13	16	15	12	20	19	18	13	11	10	15	9	12	8	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-

	Wednesday 18				Thursday 19								Friday 20								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	Barrancon 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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 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
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	746	567	611	941	1052	1160	1320	1335	1199	1193	1065	1678	1436	1357	1226	1157	661	523	473	792	739	721
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	10:04AM 0.89				10:01PM 1.21				10:35AM 1.25				10:36PM 1.18				11:12AM 1.06				11:13PM 1.12
Low Tide / height (m)			3:55PM 0.41				4:22AM 0.20				4:36PM 0.39				4:51AM 0.18				5:20PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	24	23	23	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	24	23	23	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 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
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.4 S	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-

	Wednesday 18														Thursday 19
	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	Barrancon 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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	723	659	650	1115	1045	1045	1040	928	611	607	757	941	942	1055	1052	1197	1147	839	849	1304	1320	1394
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	off	on	on	on	on	on	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		10:01AM 1.18												10:01PM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)							3:44PM 0.26													4:22AM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	21	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	21	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	12	16	16	16	16	16	18	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-