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El Faro surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 12 Apr 2025 -04Forecast update in 41 min 39 s Forecast update imminent
El Faro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Faro sea temperature is
63.1°F
(Which is 7.0°F colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Faro today?
The current surf forecast for El Faro at 4PM is: 5ft 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1ft 21s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Faro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in 41 min 39 s Forecast update imminent
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
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| Energy (?) | 852 | 947 | 1080 | 1065 | 1049 | 1065 | 1005 | 854 | 784 | 784 | 700 | 700 | 640 | 546 | 488 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 378 | 285 | 200 | 200 | 204 | 382 | 181 | 152 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 87 | 83 | 129 | 120 | 140 | 227 | 428 | 209 | 202 | 195 | 185 | 172 | 268 | 263 | 258 | 258 | 248 | 184 | 157 | 151 | 174 | 171 | 169 | 162 | 147 | 173 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 358 |
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| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (ft) | 9:16AM 4.17 | 9:22PM 3.87 | 9:46AM 4.3 | 9:54PM 3.67 | 10:17AM 4.36 | 10:26PM 3.48 | 10:47AM 4.36 | 10:58PM 3.25 | 11:20AM 4.33 | 11:33PM 3.02 | 11:56AM 4.23 | 12:14AM 2.82 | 12:38PM 4.13 | 1:05AM 2.69 | 1:29PM 4.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (ft) | 3:27PM 1.44 | 3:27AM 1.28 | 4:06PM 1.44 | 3:51AM 1.35 | 4:44PM 1.51 | 4:15AM 1.48 | 5:23PM 1.57 | 4:40AM 1.57 | 6:06PM 1.67 | 5:05AM 1.71 | 6:54PM 1.8 | 5:34AM 1.84 | 7:53PM 1.9 | 6:10AM 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - |
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| Temp. °F | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 64 |
| Feels °F (?) | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
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