Surf forecast · Chile · North Chile
Surf forecast El Gringo (Arica) today
Waves, swell and wind at El Gringo (Arica) (North Chile, Chile) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Good onshore.
El Gringo (Arica) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Good Best window 19:00–20:00: good, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.6 m · 9 s ↑SW | 13–34 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Sunday 25 October
Good Best window 09:00–12:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.6 m · 9 s ↑SW | 2–10 km/h ↑NW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.6 m · 9 s ↑SW | 12–28 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.7 m · 9 s ↑SW | 17–39 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.6 m · 9 s ↑SW | 14–33 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Good Best window 07:00–10:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SW | 5–15 km/h ↑NNW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SW | 13–30 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SW | 16–39 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 11–29 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 3–11 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 12–30 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 17–40 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 14–36 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 16:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around El Gringo (Arica)
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at El Gringo (Arica) today?
- Good: waves 1.7 m at 10 s from SW, swell 1.6 m · 9 s SW (Sat 16:00).
- Is the wind offshore at El Gringo (Arica)?
- Wind 19 km/h from SW: onshore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf El Gringo (Arica) today?
- 19:00–20:00 (good, onshore)
- How warm is the water at El Gringo (Arica)?
- 21.6 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Iquique 191 km · San Bartolo 967 km · Punta Rocas 972 km · Punta Hermosa 976 km · Miraflores (Lima) 1007 km · Huanchaco 1498 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off El Gringo (Arica), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.