Surf forecast · Chile · North Chile
Surf forecast Iquique today
Waves, swell and wind at Iquique (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 light wind.
Iquique surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Good Best window 19:00–20:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.7 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1–10 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.7 m · 8 s ↑SW | 8–27 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 10–32 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 8–27 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 4–13 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 9–27 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 10–34 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SW | 10–28 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 3–13 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 9–29 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 11–34 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 9–30 km/h ↑SW 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 22:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Iquique
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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 Iquique today?
- Good: waves 1.7 m at 9 s from SW, swell 1.2 m · 7 s SSW (Sat 22:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Iquique?
- Wind 4 km/h from SW: light wind for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Iquique today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Iquique?
- 20.5 °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
El Gringo (Arica) 191 km · San Bartolo 1118 km · Punta Rocas 1123 km · Punta Hermosa 1127 km · Miraflores (Lima) 1158 km · Reñaca 1426 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Iquique, 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.