Surf Forecast Surf Report

La Capilla surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 16 Apr 2025 -04
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
La Capilla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Capilla sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at La Capilla today?

The current surf forecast for La Capilla at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at La Capilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414131312121212121111111010101010151515141818131316161621121319191919161718181817161616161616151414141414142020201818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)14217523236834640356338428919531120028120820421220419621225520916920921625025024631851245837876879484613515407671207150115011351129011721255123914671449128410591031846915915902711485485388854975
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
S
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SE
5
W
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
crossononglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
0.97
11:26PM
0.57
11:51AM
0.93
12:09AM
0.50
12:38PM
0.89
1:05AM
0.45
1:34PM
0.86
2:30AM
0.42
2:39PM
0.86
4:07AM
0.44
3:43PM
0.88
5:12AM
0.51
4:41PM
0.91
5:57AM
0.60
5:31PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
0.20
4:54AM
0.21
6:53PM
0.24
5:24AM
0.25
8:01PM
0.27
6:00AM
0.29
9:21PM
0.28
6:53AM
0.33
10:31PM
0.25
8:16AM
0.36
11:18PM
0.20
9:47AM
0.35
11:54PM
0.15
11:03AM
0.32
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52----
Sunset--6:30-------6:29-------6:29-------6:28-------6:27-------6:27-------6:25-------6:24-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202120191818181820212018181818182021201818191818212121191920202021212019202020202121201920201920212221191919191921212119
Feels °C (?)202120201920191920212119192020192121211919202020222121202021202022222121212121212221212022222021222222212020212022212121
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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