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Arica (El Gringo)

Arica y Parinacota · Expert Fair
1.0m
4/10
9s 11 km/h
Arica (El Gringo) - surf spot in Arica y Parinacota

About Arica (El Gringo)

Extreme barrel wave breaking over a shallow reef at the base of a cliff. Exclusively for expert surfers experienced in hollow and powerful waves.

Characteristics

Level
Extreme conditions. Only for very experienced surfers.
· 📅 Summer (December to March) ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-18.4810°, -70.3330° Arica y Parinacota

Arica (El Gringo) — Arica y Parinacota

Current Conditions

Updated 17/05/2026 09:04

Fair
4/10

Waves

1.0m

12.8s period

Primary Swell

0.7m

9.2s SSW

Wind

11 km/h

Gusts 28 km/h W

Secondary Swell

0.6m

14.2s SW

Temp.

19.6°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

6.7

High

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
07:00
18:14
🌙
06:52
18:02
🌑 New Moon

Spring tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 15:30 - 0.17m

Best Time to Surf Today

15:00 - 18:00

🌊 1.0m 💨 11 km/h
Good 5.7/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

01:55

0.08m

High Tide

08:48

1.34m

Low Tide

15:30

0.17m

High Tide

21:03

0.77m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.0m-1.3m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
7 km/h
🌑

Tomorrow

1.3m-1.6m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
4 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.3m-1.5m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
4 km/h
🌘

Wed

1.2m-1.3m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
4 km/h
🌘

Thu

1.1m-1.2m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
6 km/h
🌘

Fri

1.0m-1.1m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
4 km/h
🌗

Sat

1.0m-1.2m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
3 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.2m-1.5m

13s

SW SW SW
4 km/h
🌗

Mon

1.3m-1.5m

11s

SW SW SW
4 km/h
🌗

Tue

1.2m-1.3m

10s

SW SW SW
3 km/h
🌖

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

2 km/h
🌖

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 01:55 (0.08m) 08:48 (1.34m) 15:30 (0.17m) 21:03 (0.77m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.1m - 1.1m

210° SSW
Period: 7s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 15s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Epic

1.2m - 1.3m

208° SSW
Period: 8s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 15s
⚡ 45 kJ
Tides: 02:40 (0.09m) 09:39 (1.38m) 16:30 (0.14m) 22:00 (0.71m)
Morning Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

204° SSW
Period: 8s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 14s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Good

1.6m - 1.6m

203° SSW
Period: 8s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 13s
⚡ 80 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.6m - 1.6m

203° SSW
Period: 8s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 13s
⚡ 80 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.6m

206° SSW
Period: 8s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 14s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 03:30 (0.12m) 10:30 (1.37m) 17:30 (0.11m) 23:03 (0.68m)
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.5m

202° SSW
Period: 7s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 12s
⚡ 47 kJ
Midday Good

1.4m - 1.4m

203° SSW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Epic

1.4m - 1.5m

202° SSW
Period: 9s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
Tides: 04:23 (0.16m) 11:25 (1.33m) 18:37 (0.12m)
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

203° SSW
Period: 9s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Good

1.2m - 1.2m

202° SSW
Period: 8s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 45 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.2m - 1.2m

202° SSW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.3m

203° SSW
Period: 8s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 45 kJ
Tides: 00:10 (0.68m) 05:23 (0.24m) 12:25 (1.29m) 19:38 (0.14m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

202° SSW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 48 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

205° SSW
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 48 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.1m - 1.1m

205° SSW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 48 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

201° SSW
Period: 8s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 38 kJ
Tides: 01:15 (0.68m) 06:30 (0.29m) 13:24 (1.21m) 20:37 (0.13m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

206° SSW
Period: 9s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 48 kJ
Midday Good

1.0m - 1.0m

200° SSW
Period: 8s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.0m - 1.0m

200° SSW
Period: 8s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 31 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.1m

202° SSW
Period: 9s
1 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 48 kJ
Tides: 02:30 (0.70m) 07:50 (0.32m) 14:19 (1.12m)
Morning Epic

1.0m - 1.0m

200° SSW
Period: 8s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 31 kJ
Midday Good

1.0m - 1.0m

203° SSW
Period: 9s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.0m - 1.1m

228° SW
Period: 13s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

229° SW
Period: 11s
1 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 72 kJ
Morning Epic

1.3m - 1.4m

232° SW
Period: 13s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 140 kJ
Midday Good

1.4m - 1.4m

232° SW
Period: 13s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 163 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.4m - 1.4m

232° SW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 139 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.5m

232° SW
Period: 13s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 140 kJ
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.4m

232° SW
Period: 12s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 6s
⚡ 139 kJ
Midday Good

1.3m - 1.3m

232° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 6s
⚡ 100 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.3m - 1.3m

231° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 6s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.5m

232° SW
Period: 11s
1 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 6s
⚡ 116 kJ
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.3m

230° SW
Period: 11s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 11s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Good

1.2m - 1.2m

229° SW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.2m - 1.2m

229° SW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

231° SW
Period: 11s
1 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 8s
⚡ 100 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
4 km/h
Midday
Afternoon
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
1 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Sun 17 May 12:00 1.0m 13s 0.7m / 11s SSW 11 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 6.3 8.8 km 0.78m
4
Sun 17 May 13:00 1.0m 13s 0.7m / 9s SSW 11 km/h 0.6m / 14s SW - - 6.7 10+ km 0.52m
4
Sun 17 May 14:00 1.0m 13s 0.7m / 8s SSW 10 km/h 0.6m / 16s SSW - - 6.4 10+ km 0.30m
4
Sun 17 May 15:00 1.0m 13s 0.8m / 7s SSW 13 km/h 0.6m / 16s SSW - - 5.4 10+ km 0.18m
5
Sun 17 May 16:00 1.0m 12s 0.8m / 7s SSW 12 km/h 0.6m / 16s SSW - - 3.8 10+ km 0.18m
5
Sun 17 May 17:00 1.1m 12s 0.8m / 8s SSW 8 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 2.1 9.2 km 0.28m
7
Sun 17 May 18:00 1.1m 12s 0.9m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.6 10+ km 0.43m
7
Sun 17 May 19:00 1.1m 12s 0.9m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.59m
8
Sun 17 May 20:00 1.2m 12s 0.9m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.72m
8
Sun 17 May 21:00 1.2m 12s 1.0m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.77m
7
Sun 17 May 22:00 1.2m 12s 1.0m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.73m
7
Sun 17 May 23:00 1.3m 12s 1.0m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.59m
7
Mon 18 May 00:00 1.3m 12s 1.1m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
7
Mon 18 May 01:00 1.3m 12s 1.1m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.24m
7
Mon 18 May 02:00 1.4m 12s 1.2m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.12m
7
Mon 18 May 03:00 1.4m 12s 1.2m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.10m
7
Mon 18 May 04:00 1.4m 12s 1.2m / 8s SSW 0 km/h 0.7m / 15s SSW - - 0.0 1.9 km 0.20m
7
Mon 18 May 05:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.8m / 14s SSW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.41m
7
Mon 18 May 06:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.8m / 14s SSW - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.68m
7
Mon 18 May 07:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.8m / 14s SSW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.96m
8
Mon 18 May 08:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.8m / 14s SSW - - 0.3 1.7 km 1.20m
8
Mon 18 May 09:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.8m / 14s SSW - - 1.5 2.3 km 1.35m
8
Mon 18 May 10:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.8m / 14s SSW - - 2.7 2.4 km 1.37m
8
Mon 18 May 11:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 4.2 10+ km 1.25m
8
Mon 18 May 12:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 5.6 3.3 km 1.02m
7
Mon 18 May 13:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 10 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 6.7 2.4 km 0.75m
7
Mon 18 May 14:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 13 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 6.4 6.3 km 0.48m
5
Mon 18 May 15:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 13 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 5.4 10+ km 0.26m
5
Mon 18 May 16:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 11 km/h 0.9m / 13s SSW - - 3.8 10+ km 0.15m
5
Mon 18 May 17:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 9 km/h 0.9m / 13s SSW - - 1.9 10+ km 0.15m
7
Mon 18 May 18:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 8 km/h 0.9m / 13s SSW - - 0.5 10+ km 0.24m
7
Mon 18 May 19:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 0.9m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.39m
7
Mon 18 May 20:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 0.9m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.54m
8
Mon 18 May 21:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 0.9m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.66m
8
Mon 18 May 22:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Mon 18 May 23:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.66m
8
Tue 19 May 00:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.9m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.54m
8
Tue 19 May 01:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.37m
8
Tue 19 May 02:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 7s SSW 2 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.22m
8
Tue 19 May 03:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 7s SSW 2 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.13m
7
Tue 19 May 04:00 1.5m 11s 1.1m / 7s SSW 1 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 4.3 km 0.13m
7
Tue 19 May 05:00 1.5m 11s 1.1m / 7s SSW 2 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 0.8 km 0.25m
7
Tue 19 May 06:00 1.5m 11s 1.1m / 7s SSW 1 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 0.7 km 0.45m
7
Tue 19 May 07:00 1.4m 11s 1.1m / 7s SSW 1 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 1.2 km 0.72m
7
Tue 19 May 08:00 1.4m 11s 1.1m / 7s SSW 2 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 0.3 10+ km 0.99m
7
Tue 19 May 09:00 1.4m 11s 1.1m / 7s SSW 3 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 1.5 10+ km 1.21m
7
Tue 19 May 10:00 1.4m 11s 1.1m / 7s SSW 3 km/h 0.8m / 12s SSW - - 3.2 10+ km 1.35m
7
Tue 19 May 11:00 1.4m 11s 1.1m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 0.8m / 12s SSW - - 5.0 10+ km 1.35m
6
Tue 19 May 12:00 1.4m 11s 1.2m / 8s SSW 10 km/h 0.6m / 14s SW - - 6.2 10+ km 1.22m
6
Tue 19 May 13:00 1.4m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 12 km/h 0.4m / 17s SW - - 6.6 10+ km 0.99m
4
Tue 19 May 14:00 1.4m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 11 km/h 0.2m / 17s WSW - - 6.1 10+ km 0.71m
3
Tue 19 May 15:00 1.4m 11s 1.2m / 10s SSW 11 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 4.8 10+ km 0.45m
4
Tue 19 May 16:00 1.3m 11s 1.1m / 11s SSW 10 km/h 0.6m / 11s SW - - 3.4 10+ km 0.24m
4
Tue 19 May 17:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 11s SSW 9 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 1.8 10+ km 0.12m
5
Tue 19 May 18:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 11s SSW 7 km/h 0.8m / 7s SSW - - 0.5 10+ km 0.12m
5
Tue 19 May 19:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 11s SSW 3 km/h 0.8m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.21m
6
Tue 19 May 20:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 11s SSW 3 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
6
Tue 19 May 21:00 1.3m 11s 1.1m / 10s SSW 3 km/h 0.6m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.51m
6
Tue 19 May 22:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 10s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 12s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.63m
7
Tue 19 May 23:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.1m / 14s W - - 0.0 10+ km 0.68m
6
Wed 20 May 00:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 9s SSW 0 km/h 0.2m / 15s W - - 0.0 10+ km 0.64m
6
Wed 20 May 01:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.2m / 16s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.52m
6
Wed 20 May 02:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 9s SSW 2 km/h 0.2m / 16s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.38m
6
Wed 20 May 03:00 1.2m 11s 1.2m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.3m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.25m
6
Wed 20 May 04:00 1.2m 11s 1.1m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 0.0 0.8 km 0.17m
7
Wed 20 May 05:00 1.2m 11s 1.1m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 14s SSW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.18m
7
Wed 20 May 06:00 1.2m 11s 1.1m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.29m
7
Wed 20 May 07:00 1.2m 11s 1.1m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.3m / 16s SW - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.49m
6
Wed 20 May 08:00 1.2m 11s 1.2m / 9s SSW 2 km/h 0.2m / 16s WSW - - 0.3 0.4 km 0.74m
6
Wed 20 May 09:00 1.2m 11s 1.1m / 9s SSW 2 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 1.6 0.7 km 1.00m
7
Wed 20 May 10:00 1.2m 11s 1.1m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 3.3 2.3 km 1.21m
7
Wed 20 May 11:00 1.2m 11s 1.0m / 8s SSW 6 km/h 0.5m / 13s SSW - - 5.0 10+ km 1.32m
6
Wed 20 May 12:00 1.2m 11s 1.0m / 8s SSW 9 km/h 0.5m / 13s SSW - - 6.2 10+ km 1.31m
6
Wed 20 May 13:00 1.2m 11s 1.0m / 8s SSW 10 km/h 0.5m / 13s SSW - - 6.6 10+ km 1.18m
6
Wed 20 May 14:00 1.2m 11s 1.0m / 8s SSW 11 km/h 0.5m / 13s SSW - - 6.3 10+ km 0.96m
4
Wed 20 May 15:00 1.2m 11s 1.0m / 8s SSW 11 km/h 0.6m / 13s SSW - - 5.1 10+ km 0.70m
4
Wed 20 May 16:00 1.2m 11s 1.0m / 8s SSW 10 km/h 0.6m / 13s SSW - - 3.4 10+ km 0.45m
6
Wed 20 May 17:00 1.2m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 9 km/h 0.7m / 13s SSW - - 1.8 10+ km 0.25m
6
Wed 20 May 18:00 1.2m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 0.7m / 13s SSW - - 0.5 10+ km 0.14m
6
Wed 20 May 19:00 1.2m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 0.7m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.13m
6
Wed 20 May 20:00 1.2m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.7m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.21m
7
Wed 20 May 21:00 1.2m 11s 0.9m / 7s SSW 2 km/h 0.7m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
7
Wed 20 May 22:00 1.2m 11s 0.8m / 7s SSW 2 km/h 0.7m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.50m
7
Wed 20 May 23:00 1.2m 11s 0.8m / 7s SSW 2 km/h 0.8m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.62m
7
Thu 21 May 00:00 1.2m 11s 0.8m / 7s SSW 1 km/h 0.7m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.68m
7
Thu 21 May 01:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 7s SSW 1 km/h 0.7m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.65m
7
Thu 21 May 02:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 7s SSW 1 km/h 0.7m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.56m
7
Thu 21 May 03:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.6m / 13s SW - - 0.0 8.2 km 0.43m
7
Thu 21 May 04:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.5m / 13s SW - - 0.0 4.2 km 0.32m
7
Thu 21 May 05:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 4 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.25m
7
Thu 21 May 06:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.26m
6
Thu 21 May 07:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.35m
6
Thu 21 May 08:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 0.3 0.2 km 0.53m
6
Thu 21 May 09:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 1.4 0.4 km 0.76m
7
Thu 21 May 10:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 2.8 0.6 km 1.00m
6
Thu 21 May 11:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 9 km/h 0.3m / 15s WSW - - 4.4 0.8 km 1.18m
5
Thu 21 May 12:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 11 km/h 0.3m / 13s WSW - - 5.5 6.0 km 1.28m
3
Thu 21 May 13:00 1.1m 11s 1.1m / 9s SSW 12 km/h 0.2m / 10s WSW - - 6.2 10+ km 1.27m
3
Thu 21 May 14:00 1.1m 11s 1.1m / 9s SSW 13 km/h 0.2m / 9s WSW - - 5.7 10+ km 1.14m
3
Thu 21 May 15:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 13 km/h 0.2m / 10s WSW - - 5.0 10+ km 0.94m
3
Thu 21 May 16:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 12 km/h 0.3m / 13s SW - - 3.3 10+ km 0.70m
3
Thu 21 May 17:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 10 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 1.6 10+ km 0.46m
3
Thu 21 May 18:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 8 km/h 0.3m / 14s SW - - 0.4 10+ km 0.27m
6
Thu 21 May 19:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.4m / 13s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.16m
7
Thu 21 May 20:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.4m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.15m
7
Thu 21 May 21:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.4m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.22m
7
Thu 21 May 22:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.36m
7
Thu 21 May 23:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.50m
7
Fri 22 May 00:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 9s SSW 0 km/h 0.4m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.62m
7
Fri 22 May 01:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.3m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.68m
7
Fri 22 May 02:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 2 km/h 0.3m / 13s SW - - 0.0 9.7 km 0.66m
7
Fri 22 May 03:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 2 km/h 0.2m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.58m
6
Fri 22 May 04:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.2m / 17s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.48m
6
Fri 22 May 05:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.1m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.38m
6
Fri 22 May 06:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.2m / 17s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.30m
6
Fri 22 May 07:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.2m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.30m
6
Fri 22 May 08:00 1.1m 11s 1.0m / 9s SSW 1 km/h 0.3m / 13s SW - - 0.1 10+ km 0.37m
7
Fri 22 May 09:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 9s SSW 2 km/h 0.3m / 12s SW - - 0.9 10+ km 0.53m
7
Fri 22 May 10:00 1.0m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 0.4m / 12s SW - - 2.0 10+ km 0.73m
7
Fri 22 May 11:00 1.0m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 6 km/h 0.4m / 11s SW - - 3.1 10+ km 0.94m
6
Fri 22 May 12:00 1.0m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 8 km/h 0.4m / 11s SW - - 4.4 10+ km 1.11m
6
Fri 22 May 13:00 1.0m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 10 km/h 0.4m / 11s SW - - 5.7 10+ km 1.20m
6
Fri 22 May 14:00 1.0m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 11 km/h 0.4m / 11s SW - - 6.3 10+ km 1.19m
4
Fri 22 May 15:00 1.0m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 11 km/h 0.4m / 11s SW - - 5.9 10+ km 1.07m
4
Fri 22 May 16:00 1.0m 11s 0.8m / 8s SSW 9 km/h 0.4m / 11s SW - - 4.8 10+ km 0.88m
6
Fri 22 May 17:00 1.0m 11s 0.8m / 8s SSW 8 km/h 0.4m / 11s SW - - 3.6 10+ km 0.66m
6
Fri 22 May 18:00 1.0m 11s 0.8m / 8s SSW 6 km/h 0.4m / 11s SW - - 2.4 10+ km 0.44m
6
Fri 22 May 19:00 1.0m 11s 0.8m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 0.5m / 10s SW - - 1.1 10+ km 0.25m
7
Fri 22 May 20:00 1.0m 11s 0.8m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.2 10+ km 0.15m
7
Fri 22 May 21:00 1.0m 11s 0.8m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.14m
7
Fri 22 May 22:00 1.0m 11s 0.8m / 8s SSW 0 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.22m
7
Fri 22 May 23:00 1.0m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 0 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
7
Sat 23 May 00:00 1.0m 12s 0.9m / 8s SSW 0 km/h 0.4m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.50m
7
Sat 23 May 01:00 1.0m 12s 0.8m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.63m
7
Sat 23 May 02:00 1.0m 12s 0.8m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.69m
7
Sat 23 May 03:00 1.0m 12s 0.8m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.69m
7
Sat 23 May 04:00 1.0m 12s 0.8m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.63m
7
Sat 23 May 05:00 1.0m 12s 0.8m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.54m
7
Sat 23 May 06:00 1.0m 12s 0.7m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.43m
7
Sat 23 May 07:00 1.0m 12s 0.7m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
8
Sat 23 May 08:00 1.0m 12s 0.7m / 8s SSW 0 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.1 10+ km 0.32m
8
Sat 23 May 09:00 1.0m 12s 0.7m / 8s SSW 1 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.9 10+ km 0.38m
8
Sat 23 May 10:00 1.0m 12s 0.7m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 2.0 10+ km 0.51m
8
Sat 23 May 11:00 1.0m 12s 0.7m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 0.6m / 15s SW - - 3.2 10+ km 0.69m
7
Sat 23 May 12:00 1.0m 12s 0.7m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 0.6m / 14s SW - - 4.4 10+ km 0.87m
7
Sat 23 May 13:00 1.0m 12s 0.7m / 9s SSW 9 km/h 0.6m / 13s SW - - 5.6 10+ km 1.02m
7
Sat 23 May 14:00 1.0m 13s 0.7m / 10s SSW 10 km/h 0.6m / 12s SW - - 6.2 10+ km 1.11m
7
Sat 23 May 15:00 1.0m 13s 0.7m / 11s SW 9 km/h 0.6m / 11s SSW - - 5.7 10+ km 1.09m
7
Sat 23 May 16:00 1.0m 13s 0.7m / 13s SW 8 km/h 0.6m / 9s SSW - - 4.6 10+ km 0.99m
6
Sat 23 May 17:00 1.0m 13s 0.7m / 14s SW 6 km/h 0.6m / 7s SSW - - 3.4 10+ km 0.81m
6
Sat 23 May 18:00 1.1m 13s 0.7m / 15s SW 5 km/h 0.6m / 8s SSW - - 2.3 10+ km 0.60m
7
Sat 23 May 19:00 1.1m 13s 0.7m / 14s SW 3 km/h 0.5m / 8s SSW - - 1.0 10+ km 0.39m
7
Sat 23 May 20:00 1.1m 13s 0.8m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.4m / 9s SSW - - 0.2 10+ km -
7
Sat 23 May 21:00 1.1m 13s 0.8m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.4m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sat 23 May 22:00 1.1m 13s 0.8m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.4m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sat 23 May 23:00 1.2m 13s 0.9m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.4m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 00:00 1.2m 13s 0.9m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.5m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 01:00 1.2m 14s 0.9m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.5m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 02:00 1.2m 14s 1.0m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.6m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 03:00 1.2m 14s 1.0m / 14s SW 1 km/h 0.5m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 04:00 1.2m 14s 1.0m / 13s SW 1 km/h 0.4m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 05:00 1.3m 14s 1.1m / 13s SW 2 km/h 0.3m / 10s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 06:00 1.3m 14s 1.1m / 13s SW 3 km/h 0.3m / 10s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Sun 24 May 07:00 1.3m 14s 1.1m / 13s SW 4 km/h 0.3m / 10s SSW - - 0.0 6.6 km -
7
Sun 24 May 08:00 1.3m 14s 1.2m / 13s SW 4 km/h 0.3m / 10s SSW - - 0.1 0.9 km -
7
Sun 24 May 09:00 1.3m 14s 1.2m / 13s SW 2 km/h 0.2m / 10s SSW - - 0.9 4.1 km -
7
Sun 24 May 10:00 1.3m 14s 1.2m / 13s SW 1 km/h 0.2m / 10s SSW - - 2.0 7.4 km -
7
Sun 24 May 11:00 1.4m 14s 1.2m / 13s SW 3 km/h 0.2m / 10s SSW - - 3.1 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 12:00 1.4m 14s 1.2m / 13s SW 6 km/h 0.2m / 9s SSW - - 4.4 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 13:00 1.4m 14s 1.3m / 13s SW 8 km/h 0.2m / 9s SSW - - 5.6 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 14:00 1.4m 14s 1.3m / 13s SW 9 km/h 0.3m / 9s SSW - - 6.2 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 15:00 1.4m 14s 1.3m / 12s SW 9 km/h 0.3m / 8s SSW - - 5.7 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 16:00 1.4m 14s 1.3m / 12s SW 8 km/h 0.4m / 7s SSW - - 4.6 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 17:00 1.4m 14s 1.3m / 12s SW 7 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 3.4 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 18:00 1.4m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 2.2 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 19:00 1.5m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 1.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 20:00 1.5m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.2 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 21:00 1.5m 13s 1.4m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 22:00 1.5m 13s 1.4m / 12s SW 1 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 23:00 1.5m 13s 1.4m / 12s SW 1 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 00:00 1.5m 13s 1.4m / 12s SW 1 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 01:00 1.5m 13s 1.4m / 12s SW 1 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 02:00 1.5m 13s 1.4m / 12s SW 1 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 03:00 1.4m 13s 1.4m / 12s SW 1 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 04:00 1.4m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 05:00 1.4m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 7.7 km -
7
Mon 25 May 06:00 1.4m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 5.2 km -
7
Mon 25 May 07:00 1.4m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 2.8 km -
7
Mon 25 May 08:00 1.4m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 0.1 0.3 km -
7
Mon 25 May 09:00 1.4m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 0.9 7.1 km -
7
Mon 25 May 10:00 1.4m 13s 1.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 2.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 11:00 1.3m 13s 1.3m / 11s SW 5 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 3.2 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 12:00 1.3m 13s 1.3m / 11s SW 7 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 4.4 10+ km -
6
Mon 25 May 13:00 1.3m 13s 1.3m / 11s SW 9 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 5.7 10+ km -
6
Mon 25 May 14:00 1.3m 13s 1.3m / 11s SW 10 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 6.3 10+ km -
4
Mon 25 May 15:00 1.3m 13s 1.3m / 11s SW 10 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 5.8 10+ km -
6
Mon 25 May 16:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 9 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 4.7 10+ km -
6
Mon 25 May 17:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 7 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 3.6 10+ km -
6
Mon 25 May 18:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 5 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 2.4 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 19:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 1.1 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 20:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 0.2 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 21:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 22:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 25 May 23:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.3m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Tue 26 May 00:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.2m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Tue 26 May 01:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.2m / 7s SW - - 0.0 9.3 km -
7
Tue 26 May 02:00 1.3m 13s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.2m / 7s SW - - 0.0 4.6 km -
7
Tue 26 May 03:00 1.3m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.2m / 8s SW - - 0.0 5.9 km -
7
Tue 26 May 04:00 1.3m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.2m / 8s SW - - 0.0 7.1 km -
7
Tue 26 May 05:00 1.3m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.2m / 8s SW - - 0.0 8.3 km -
7
Tue 26 May 06:00 1.3m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.2m / 9s WSW - - 0.0 9.5 km -
7
Tue 26 May 07:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.1m / 10s W - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Tue 26 May 08:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 0 km/h 0.1m / 11s WNW - - 0.1 10+ km -
7
Tue 26 May 09:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.1m / 12s WNW - - 0.9 10+ km -
7
Tue 26 May 10:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.1m / 12s WNW - - 2.0 10+ km -
7
Tue 26 May 11:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 10s SW 5 km/h 0.1m / 11s WNW - - 3.1 10+ km -
6
Tue 26 May 12:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 10s SW 8 km/h 0.1m / 11s WNW - - 4.4 10+ km -
6
Tue 26 May 13:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 10s SW 9 km/h 0.1m / 11s WNW - - 5.6 10+ km -
5
Tue 26 May 14:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 10s SW 10 km/h 0.1m / 11s WNW - - 6.2 10+ km -
5
Tue 26 May 15:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 10s SW 9 km/h 0.1m / 11s WNW - - 5.7 10+ km -
5
Tue 26 May 16:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 10s SW 7 km/h 0.1m / 11s WNW - - 4.6 10+ km -
5
Tue 26 May 17:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 10s SW 5 km/h 0.1m / 12s WNW - - 3.4 10+ km -
6
Tue 26 May 18:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 10s SW 2 km/h 0.1m / 12s W - - 2.2 10+ km -
6
Tue 26 May 19:00 1.2m 12s 1.2m / 10s SW 1 km/h 0.2m / 13s SW - - 1.0 10+ km -
6
Tue 26 May 20:00 - 12s - - 2 km/h - - - 0.2 10+ km -
4
Tue 26 May 21:00 - 12s - - 2 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
4
Tue 26 May 22:00 - 12s - - 2 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
4
Tue 26 May 23:00 - - - - 1 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 00:00 - - - - 1 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 01:00 - - - - 1 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 02:00 - - - - 1 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 03:00 - - - - 1 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 04:00 - - - - 1 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 05:00 - - - - 1 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 06:00 - - - - 1 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 07:00 - - - - 2 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 08:00 - - - - 2 km/h - - - 0.1 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 09:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.9 10+ km -
3
Wed 27 May 10:00 - - - - 5 km/h - - - 2.1 10+ km -
2
Wed 27 May 11:00 - - - - 8 km/h - - - 3.2 10+ km -
2

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Surf information for Arica (El Gringo)

Arica (El Gringo) is a Expert level surf spot located in Arica y Parinacota, Chile. The bottom surface is roca. The best season to surf is Summer (December to March).

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Sports

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Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
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