Surf Forecast Surf Report

Playa Brava surfForecast / Tarapaca / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 28 Apr 2025 -04
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Playa Brava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Brava sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Playa Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Brava at 2AM is: 1.3m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (29 Apr)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (29 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Playa Brava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131313201918181817161616161615151414151515151414141413131313131615151515141414141313131313131312122019191918181717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)109910991006119511591254121328102512216218691845172115511492117412208461174120610741045934865828671792501494494424964856757136114461426138712731236121812181042101189180370062753164062794911611690136718821560145314741571
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
NW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
5
W
0
SW
0
SE
0
E
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
1.13
10:11AM
1.56
10:31PM
1.05
10:59AM
1.56
11:24PM
0.97
11:50AM
1.52
12:22AM
0.90
12:46PM
1.46
1:32AM
0.86
1:49PM
1.38
2:55AM
0.85
2:58PM
1.31
4:21AM
0.89
4:08PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.30
3:33AM
0.28
4:53PM
0.31
4:14AM
0.31
5:49PM
0.33
4:57AM
0.37
6:51PM
0.37
5:47AM
0.44
7:59PM
0.41
6:45AM
0.51
9:11PM
0.43
8:00AM
0.58
10:19PM
0.43
9:28AM
0.62
11:17PM
0.42
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58------
Sunset6:19-------6:19-------6:17-------6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------6:15-------6:15---
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Rain (mm)
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