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Arica (El Gringo)

Arica y Parinacota · Expert Epic
2.1m
8/10
11s 4 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 02/04/2026 06:01

Epic
8/10

Waves

2.1m

13.5s period

Primary Swell

2.1m

11.3s SW

Wind

4 km/h

Gusts 5 km/h E

Secondary Swell

0.1m

1.9s SSW

Temp.

20.4°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
07:48
19:41
🌙
17:59
06:08
🌕 Full Moon

Spring tides

Tide

Rising

High Tide 10:00 - 1.01m

Best Time to Surf Today

07:00 - 10:00

🌊 2.1m 💨 4 km/h
Epic 8/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

03:40

0.04m

High Tide

10:00

1.01m

Low Tide

16:05

0.13m

High Tide

22:03

0.90m

Weekly Summary

Today

2.0m-2.1m

11s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌕

Tomorrow

1.7m-2.0m

10s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌕

Sat

1.5m-1.7m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌕

Sun

1.4m-1.5m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌔

Mon

1.3m-1.4m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌔

Tue

1.4m-1.5m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌔

Wed

1.5m-1.7m

7s

SSW SSW SSW
10 km/h
🌔

Thu

1.7m-1.9m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌓

Fri

1.9m-2.0m

12s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌓

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

7 km/h
🌓

Sun

0.0m-0.0m

3 km/h
🌓

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:40 (0.04m) 10:00 (1.01m) 16:05 (0.13m) 22:03 (0.90m)
Morning Epic

2.1m - 2.1m

219° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 2s
⚡ 262 kJ
Midday Epic

2.1m - 2.1m

219° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 2s
⚡ 262 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

219° SW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
⚡ 262 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.1m

219° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 2s
⚡ 238 kJ
Tides: 04:08 (0.06m) 10:35 (1.01m) 16:54 (0.12m) 22:42 (0.79m)
Morning Epic

2.0m - 2.0m

216° SW
Period: 10s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 3s
⚡ 196 kJ
Midday Good

1.9m - 1.9m

216° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
⚡ 177 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

215° SW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Epic

1.9m - 2.0m

214° SW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 4s
⚡ 177 kJ
Tides: 04:36 (0.07m) 11:10 (1.00m) 17:38 (0.13m) 23:22 (0.68m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

212° SSW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 15s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Good

1.6m - 1.6m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 102 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

214° SW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 102 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 1.7m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 14s
⚡ 102 kJ
Tides: 05:03 (0.09m) 11:48 (0.95m) 18:30 (0.15m) 23:56 (0.60m)
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.5m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 15s
⚡ 89 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.5m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 14s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 14s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.5m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 15s
⚡ 89 kJ
Tides: 05:38 (0.14m) 12:30 (0.94m) 19:13 (0.22m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

208° SSW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 15s
⚡ 67 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 18s
⚡ 67 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 21s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.4m

208° SSW
Period: 9s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 78 kJ
Tides: 00:30 (0.56m) 06:06 (0.20m) 13:10 (0.89m) 20:13 (0.25m)
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.5m

210° SSW
Period: 8s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 18s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Good

1.4m - 1.4m

208° SSW
Period: 8s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 62 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

208° SSW
Period: 8s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.5m

210° SSW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (0.46m) 06:42 (0.23m) 14:06 (0.83m) 21:30 (0.26m)
Morning Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

205° SSW
Period: 7s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 54 kJ
Midday Good

1.6m - 1.6m

205° SSW
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 16s
⚡ 62 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

208° SSW
Period: 8s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 15s
⚡ 80 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 1.7m

205° SSW
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 62 kJ
Morning Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

205° SSW
Period: 8s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 14s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Good

1.8m - 1.8m

205° SSW
Period: 8s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 14s
⚡ 102 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.9m - 1.9m

204° SSW
Period: 9s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 13s
⚡ 144 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.9m

206° SSW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 12s
⚡ 159 kJ
Morning Epic

1.9m - 2.0m

215° SW
Period: 13s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 8s
⚡ 300 kJ
Midday Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

215° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 7s
⚡ 255 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

215° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 7s
⚡ 255 kJ
At night Epic

1.9m - 2.0m

217° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 8s
⚡ 255 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
4 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
13 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
13 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 km/h
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

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

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
3 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Thu 02 Apr 07:00 2.1m 14s 2.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.1m / 2s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.56m
8
Thu 02 Apr 08:00 2.1m 14s 2.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.1m / 2s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.79m
8
Thu 02 Apr 09:00 2.1m 14s 2.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.1m / 2s SSW - - 0.6 10+ km 0.95m
8
Thu 02 Apr 10:00 2.1m 14s 2.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.1m / 2s SSW - - 2.3 10+ km -
8
Thu 02 Apr 11:00 2.1m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.1m / 2s SSW - - 4.5 10+ km 0.95m
8
Thu 02 Apr 12:00 2.1m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 5 km/h 0.1m / 2s SSW - - 6.5 10+ km 0.79m
8
Thu 02 Apr 13:00 2.1m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 9 km/h 0.1m / 2s S - - 7.9 10+ km 0.58m
7
Thu 02 Apr 14:00 2.1m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 13 km/h 0.0m / 2s S - - 8.6 10+ km 0.37m
5
Thu 02 Apr 15:00 2.1m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 17 km/h 0.0m / 2s SSE - - 8.3 10+ km 0.20m
5
Thu 02 Apr 16:00 2.1m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 17 km/h 0.0m / 2s SSE - - 6.9 10+ km 0.13m
5
Thu 02 Apr 17:00 2.1m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 16 km/h 0.0m / 2s SSE - - 5.3 10+ km 0.18m
5
Thu 02 Apr 18:00 2.1m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 15 km/h 0.0m / 2s SSE - - 3.2 10+ km 0.31m
5
Thu 02 Apr 19:00 2.1m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 13 km/h 0.1m / 2s S - - 1.2 10+ km 0.50m
5
Thu 02 Apr 20:00 2.1m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 11 km/h 0.2m / 2s S - - 0.2 10+ km 0.69m
5
Thu 02 Apr 21:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 8 km/h 0.2m / 2s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.84m
7
Thu 02 Apr 22:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 7 km/h 0.2m / 2s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.90m
7
Thu 02 Apr 23:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 7 km/h 0.2m / 2s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.85m
7
Fri 03 Apr 00:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.1m / 2s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.71m
8
Fri 03 Apr 01:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 5 km/h 0.1m / 2s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.51m
8
Fri 03 Apr 02:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.1m / 2s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.30m
8
Fri 03 Apr 03:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 5 km/h 0.1m / 3s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.13m
8
Fri 03 Apr 04:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.1m / 2s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.06m
8
Fri 03 Apr 05:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.1m / 2s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.10m
8
Fri 03 Apr 06:00 2.0m 13s 2.0m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.1m / 2s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.24m
8
Fri 03 Apr 07:00 2.0m 12s 2.0m / 10s SW 3 km/h 0.1m / 1s SE - - 0.0 10+ km 0.45m
8
Fri 03 Apr 08:00 2.0m 12s 2.0m / 10s SW 3 km/h 0.1m / 1s E - - 0.0 10+ km 0.68m
8
Fri 03 Apr 09:00 2.0m 12s 2.0m / 10s SW 3 km/h 0.0m / 1s NE - - 0.5 10+ km 0.87m
8
Fri 03 Apr 10:00 1.9m 12s 1.9m / 10s SW 4 km/h 0.0m / 5s NNE - - 2.0 10+ km 0.99m
8
Fri 03 Apr 11:00 1.9m 12s 1.9m / 10s SW 6 km/h 0.0m / 9s N - - 3.9 10+ km 1.00m
7
Fri 03 Apr 12:00 1.9m 12s 1.9m / 10s SW 9 km/h 0.0m / 13s NNW - - 5.8 10+ km 0.90m
7
Fri 03 Apr 13:00 1.9m 12s 1.9m / 10s SW 12 km/h 0.0m / 13s NW - - 7.3 10+ km 0.71m
5
Fri 03 Apr 14:00 1.9m 12s 1.9m / 10s SW 16 km/h 0.0m / 13s WNW - - 8.0 10+ km 0.49m
4
Fri 03 Apr 15:00 1.9m 12s 1.8m / 10s SW 19 km/h 0.0m / 13s WNW - - 7.9 10+ km 0.29m
4
Fri 03 Apr 16:00 1.8m 12s 1.8m / 10s SW 22 km/h 0.0m / 15s WNW - - 6.9 10+ km 0.16m
3
Fri 03 Apr 17:00 1.8m 12s 1.8m / 10s SW 19 km/h 0.0m / 17s WNW - - 5.1 10+ km 0.12m
4
Fri 03 Apr 18:00 1.8m 12s 1.8m / 10s SW 17 km/h 0.0m / 18s WNW - - 3.1 10+ km 0.18m
4
Fri 03 Apr 19:00 1.8m 12s 1.8m / 10s SW 16 km/h 0.1m / 13s W - - 1.2 10+ km 0.32m
4
Fri 03 Apr 20:00 1.8m 11s 1.7m / 10s SW 13 km/h 0.2m / 7s SW - - 0.2 10+ km 0.49m
4
Fri 03 Apr 21:00 1.7m 11s 1.7m / 10s SW 11 km/h 0.3m / 3s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.65m
4
Fri 03 Apr 22:00 1.7m 11s 1.7m / 10s SW 8 km/h 0.2m / 4s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.76m
6
Fri 03 Apr 23:00 1.7m 11s 1.7m / 10s SSW 10 km/h 0.1m / 8s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.78m
6
Sat 04 Apr 00:00 1.7m 11s 1.7m / 9s SSW 9 km/h 0.0m / 12s W - - 0.0 10+ km 0.70m
6
Sat 04 Apr 01:00 1.7m 11s 1.7m / 9s SSW 7 km/h 0.0m / 13s W - - 0.0 10+ km 0.55m
6
Sat 04 Apr 02:00 1.7m 11s 1.7m / 9s SSW 7 km/h 0.0m / 13s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.36m
6
Sat 04 Apr 03:00 1.7m 11s 1.7m / 9s SSW 7 km/h 0.0m / 13s NW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.20m
6
Sat 04 Apr 04:00 1.7m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 7 km/h 0.1m / 13s NNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.09m
6
Sat 04 Apr 05:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 7 km/h 0.1m / 12s NNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.08m
6
Sat 04 Apr 06:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 12s NNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.17m
6
Sat 04 Apr 07:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 14s NW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.34m
6
Sat 04 Apr 08:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 15s NW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.55m
6
Sat 04 Apr 09:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 16s WNW - - 0.6 10+ km 0.75m
6
Sat 04 Apr 10:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 17s WNW - - 2.1 10+ km 0.92m
6
Sat 04 Apr 11:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 16s WNW - - 3.8 10+ km 1.00m
7
Sat 04 Apr 12:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 7 km/h 0.1m / 16s WNW - - 6.0 10+ km 0.96m
6
Sat 04 Apr 13:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 10 km/h 0.2m / 15s W - - 7.8 10+ km 0.82m
6
Sat 04 Apr 14:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 13 km/h 0.2m / 14s W - - 8.5 10+ km 0.63m
4
Sat 04 Apr 15:00 1.6m 11s 1.5m / 9s SW 17 km/h 0.3m / 13s WSW - - 8.3 10+ km 0.42m
5
Sat 04 Apr 16:00 1.6m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 18 km/h 0.3m / 13s W - - 7.2 10+ km 0.25m
5
Sat 04 Apr 17:00 1.6m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 18 km/h 0.3m / 14s W - - 5.4 10+ km 0.15m
4
Sat 04 Apr 18:00 1.6m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 16 km/h 0.3m / 14s W - - 3.2 10+ km 0.14m
4
Sat 04 Apr 19:00 1.6m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 15 km/h 0.2m / 15s W - - 1.3 10+ km 0.21m
4
Sat 04 Apr 20:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 11 km/h 0.2m / 15s W - - 0.1 10+ km 0.33m
4
Sat 04 Apr 21:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 9 km/h 0.1m / 16s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.47m
6
Sat 04 Apr 22:00 1.6m 11s 1.6m / 9s SSW 7 km/h 0.1m / 16s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.60m
6
Sat 04 Apr 23:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.67m
6
Sun 05 Apr 00:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 4 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.66m
7
Sun 05 Apr 01:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 3 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.56m
7
Sun 05 Apr 02:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 4 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
7
Sun 05 Apr 03:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.26m
7
Sun 05 Apr 04:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.14m
6
Sun 05 Apr 05:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.09m
6
Sun 05 Apr 06:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.13m
6
Sun 05 Apr 07:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.25m
6
Sun 05 Apr 08:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.43m
6
Sun 05 Apr 09:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 0.6 10+ km 0.62m
6
Sun 05 Apr 10:00 1.5m 11s 1.5m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 2.2 10+ km 0.80m
5
Sun 05 Apr 11:00 1.5m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 4.2 10+ km 0.92m
5
Sun 05 Apr 12:00 1.5m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 8 km/h 0.1m / 15s WNW - - 6.1 10+ km 0.95m
5
Sun 05 Apr 13:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 11 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 7.2 10+ km 0.88m
3
Sun 05 Apr 14:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 13 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 8.4 10+ km 0.73m
3
Sun 05 Apr 15:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 16 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 8.2 10+ km 0.54m
3
Sun 05 Apr 16:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 17 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 7.1 10+ km 0.36m
3
Sun 05 Apr 17:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 18 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 5.4 10+ km 0.23m
3
Sun 05 Apr 18:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 18 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 3.2 10+ km 0.16m
3
Sun 05 Apr 19:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 15 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 1.3 10+ km 0.16m
3
Sun 05 Apr 20:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 11 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 0.1 10+ km 0.24m
3
Sun 05 Apr 21:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 8 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
5
Sun 05 Apr 22:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.47m
5
Sun 05 Apr 23:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.57m
5
Mon 06 Apr 00:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.60m
5
Mon 06 Apr 01:00 1.4m 11s 1.4m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 14s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.56m
5
Mon 06 Apr 02:00 1.4m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 13s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.46m
5
Mon 06 Apr 03:00 1.4m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 13s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.33m
6
Mon 06 Apr 04:00 1.4m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 13s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.22m
6
Mon 06 Apr 05:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 13s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.16m
6
Mon 06 Apr 06:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 13s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.15m
6
Mon 06 Apr 07:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 14s W - - 0.0 10+ km 0.22m
6
Mon 06 Apr 08:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 4 km/h 0.1m / 15s W - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
6
Mon 06 Apr 09:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 16s W - - 0.6 10+ km 0.52m
6
Mon 06 Apr 10:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 5 km/h 0.1m / 16s W - - 2.2 10+ km 0.70m
5
Mon 06 Apr 11:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.1m / 16s W - - 4.4 10+ km 0.85m
5
Mon 06 Apr 12:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 8 km/h 0.1m / 16s W - - 6.4 10+ km 0.93m
5
Mon 06 Apr 13:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 10 km/h 0.1m / 17s WSW - - 7.8 10+ km 0.93m
3
Mon 06 Apr 14:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 12 km/h 0.1m / 20s SW - - 8.5 10+ km 0.84m
3
Mon 06 Apr 15:00 1.3m 11s 1.3m / 9s SSW 14 km/h 0.1m / 21s SW - - 8.2 10+ km 0.69m
3
Mon 06 Apr 16:00 1.3m 10s 1.3m / 9s SSW 15 km/h 0.1m / 21s SW - - 7.1 10+ km 0.52m
3
Mon 06 Apr 17:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 9s SSW 16 km/h 0.1m / 21s SW - - 5.3 10+ km 0.38m
3
Mon 06 Apr 18:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 9s SSW 15 km/h 0.1m / 20s SW - - 3.2 10+ km 0.27m
3
Mon 06 Apr 19:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 9s SSW 13 km/h 0.2m / 20s SW - - 1.2 10+ km 0.22m
3
Mon 06 Apr 20:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 9s SSW 11 km/h 0.2m / 20s SW - - 0.1 10+ km 0.24m
3
Mon 06 Apr 21:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 9s SSW 9 km/h 0.2m / 20s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.31m
5
Mon 06 Apr 22:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 9s SSW 8 km/h 0.2m / 20s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.40m
5
Mon 06 Apr 23:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 9s SSW 8 km/h 0.2m / 20s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.49m
5
Tue 07 Apr 00:00 1.4m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 8 km/h 0.2m / 20s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.55m
5
Tue 07 Apr 01:00 1.4m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 0.3m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.55m
5
Tue 07 Apr 02:00 1.4m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 6 km/h 0.3m / 17s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.50m
6
Tue 07 Apr 03:00 1.5m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 6 km/h 0.4m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
6
Tue 07 Apr 04:00 1.5m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 0.3m / 17s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.31m
6
Tue 07 Apr 05:00 1.5m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 0.3m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.23m
6
Tue 07 Apr 06:00 1.5m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 0.3m / 19s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.20m
6
Tue 07 Apr 07:00 1.5m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 0.3m / 19s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.22m
6
Tue 07 Apr 08:00 1.5m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.3m / 19s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.31m
7
Tue 07 Apr 09:00 1.5m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.3m / 18s SW - - 0.2 10+ km 0.44m
7
Tue 07 Apr 10:00 1.5m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.4m / 17s SW - - 1.2 10+ km 0.59m
7
Tue 07 Apr 11:00 1.4m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 0.4m / 16s SW - - 2.7 10+ km 0.74m
7
Tue 07 Apr 12:00 1.4m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 6 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 4.2 10+ km 0.85m
6
Tue 07 Apr 13:00 1.4m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 10 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 5.8 10+ km 0.89m
6
Tue 07 Apr 14:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 8s SSW 13 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 7.3 10+ km 0.87m
4
Tue 07 Apr 15:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 8s SSW 16 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 8.1 10+ km 0.78m
4
Tue 07 Apr 16:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 8s SSW 18 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 7.7 10+ km 0.64m
4
Tue 07 Apr 17:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 8s SSW 19 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 6.5 10+ km 0.51m
4
Tue 07 Apr 18:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 8s SSW 19 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 5.2 10+ km 0.38m
4
Tue 07 Apr 19:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 8s SSW 17 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 3.6 10+ km 0.30m
4
Tue 07 Apr 20:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 8s SSW 14 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 1.8 10+ km 0.25m
4
Tue 07 Apr 21:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 7s SSW 11 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.5 10+ km 0.27m
4
Tue 07 Apr 22:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 7s SSW 9 km/h 0.5m / 13s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.32m
6
Tue 07 Apr 23:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 7s SSW 8 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.38m
6
Wed 08 Apr 00:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 7s SSW 7 km/h 0.6m / 11s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.43m
6
Wed 08 Apr 01:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 6 km/h 0.6m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.46m
6
Wed 08 Apr 02:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 5 km/h 0.6m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.46m
6
Wed 08 Apr 03:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 6 km/h 0.6m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
5
Wed 08 Apr 04:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 6 km/h 0.5m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.34m
5
Wed 08 Apr 05:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 6 km/h 0.5m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.28m
6
Wed 08 Apr 06:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 6 km/h 0.5m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.24m
6
Wed 08 Apr 07:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 5 km/h 0.5m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.23m
7
Wed 08 Apr 08:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 3 km/h 0.5m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.27m
7
Wed 08 Apr 09:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 2 km/h 0.6m / 10s SW - - 0.2 10+ km 0.35m
8
Wed 08 Apr 10:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 3 km/h 0.6m / 12s SW - - 1.1 10+ km 0.48m
8
Wed 08 Apr 11:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 5 km/h 0.7m / 14s SW - - 2.4 10+ km 0.61m
8
Wed 08 Apr 12:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 7 km/h 0.7m / 16s SW - - 3.7 10+ km 0.72m
7
Wed 08 Apr 13:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 7s SSW 12 km/h 0.7m / 16s SW - - 5.1 10+ km 0.80m
5
Wed 08 Apr 14:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 8s SSW 17 km/h 0.7m / 16s SW - - 6.4 10+ km 0.83m
5
Wed 08 Apr 15:00 1.6m 11s 1.4m / 8s SSW 20 km/h 0.8m / 15s SW - - 7.1 10+ km 0.81m
4
Wed 08 Apr 16:00 1.6m 11s 1.4m / 8s SSW 22 km/h 0.8m / 15s SW - - 6.8 10+ km 0.72m
4
Wed 08 Apr 17:00 1.6m 11s 1.4m / 8s SSW 22 km/h 0.8m / 15s SW - - 5.9 10+ km 0.61m
4
Wed 08 Apr 18:00 1.6m 11s 1.4m / 8s SSW 20 km/h 0.8m / 15s SW - - 4.8 10+ km 0.50m
4
Wed 08 Apr 19:00 1.6m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 18 km/h 0.8m / 15s SW - - 3.4 10+ km 0.40m
5
Wed 08 Apr 20:00 1.6m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 15 km/h 0.9m / 15s SW - - 1.7 10+ km 0.32m
5
Wed 08 Apr 21:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 12 km/h 0.9m / 15s SW - - 0.4 10+ km 0.27m
5
Wed 08 Apr 22:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 10 km/h 0.9m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.27m
5
Wed 08 Apr 23:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 9 km/h 0.9m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.30m
7
Thu 09 Apr 00:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 8 km/h 0.9m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Thu 09 Apr 01:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 1.0m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Thu 09 Apr 02:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 1.0m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Thu 09 Apr 03:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 1.0m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Thu 09 Apr 04:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 1.0m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Thu 09 Apr 05:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 1.0m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Thu 09 Apr 06:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 1.0m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Thu 09 Apr 07:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 1.1m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Thu 09 Apr 08:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 1.1m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
9
Thu 09 Apr 09:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 1.1m / 14s SW - - 0.2 10+ km -
9
Thu 09 Apr 10:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 1.1m / 14s SW - - 1.3 10+ km -
9
Thu 09 Apr 11:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 9 km/h 1.1m / 14s SW - - 2.8 10+ km -
8
Thu 09 Apr 12:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 12 km/h 1.2m / 14s SW - - 4.2 10+ km -
6
Thu 09 Apr 13:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 8s SSW 14 km/h 1.2m / 14s SW - - 5.8 10+ km -
6
Thu 09 Apr 14:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 8s SSW 14 km/h 1.2m / 14s SW - - 7.3 10+ km -
6
Thu 09 Apr 15:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 8s SSW 14 km/h 1.2m / 14s SW - - 8.0 10+ km -
6
Thu 09 Apr 16:00 1.9m 12s 1.3m / 8s SSW 13 km/h 1.3m / 13s SW - - 7.5 10+ km -
6
Thu 09 Apr 17:00 1.9m 12s 1.4m / 9s SSW 13 km/h 1.3m / 12s SW - - 6.2 10+ km -
6
Thu 09 Apr 18:00 1.9m 12s 1.4m / 10s SSW 11 km/h 1.3m / 12s SSW - - 4.7 10+ km -
6
Thu 09 Apr 19:00 1.9m 12s 1.4m / 11s SSW 9 km/h 1.3m / 10s SSW - - 3.2 10+ km -
8
Thu 09 Apr 20:00 1.9m 12s 1.4m / 12s SW 7 km/h 1.3m / 9s SSW - - 1.6 10+ km -
7
Thu 09 Apr 21:00 1.9m 12s 1.4m / 13s SW 5 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.4 10+ km -
8
Thu 09 Apr 22:00 1.9m 12s 1.4m / 13s SW 4 km/h 1.3m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Thu 09 Apr 23:00 1.9m 13s 1.4m / 13s SW 3 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 00:00 1.9m 13s 1.4m / 13s SW 3 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 01:00 1.9m 13s 1.4m / 13s SW 2 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 02:00 2.0m 13s 1.4m / 13s SW 4 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 03:00 2.0m 13s 1.4m / 13s SW 5 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 04:00 2.0m 13s 1.4m / 13s SW 5 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 05:00 2.0m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 5 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 06:00 2.0m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 4 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 07:00 2.0m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 3 km/h 1.3m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 08:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 2 km/h 1.2m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 09:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 12s SW 2 km/h 1.2m / 7s SSW - - 0.2 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 10:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 12s SW 4 km/h 1.2m / 7s SSW - - 1.2 10+ km -
8
Fri 10 Apr 11:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 12s SW 9 km/h 1.2m / 7s SSW - - 2.6 10+ km -
7
Fri 10 Apr 12:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 12s SW 12 km/h 1.2m / 7s SSW - - 4.0 10+ km -
5
Fri 10 Apr 13:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 12s SW 14 km/h 1.2m / 7s SSW - - 5.6 10+ km -
5
Fri 10 Apr 14:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 12s SW 14 km/h 1.2m / 7s SSW - - 7.2 10+ km -
5
Fri 10 Apr 15:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 12s SW 14 km/h 1.1m / 7s SSW - - 8.0 10+ km -
5
Fri 10 Apr 16:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 12s SW 14 km/h 1.1m / 7s SSW - - 7.6 10+ km -
5
Fri 10 Apr 17:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 12s SW 13 km/h 1.1m / 7s SSW - - 6.4 10+ km -
5
Fri 10 Apr 18:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 12s SW 12 km/h 1.1m / 7s SSW - - 5.0 10+ km -
5
Fri 10 Apr 19:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 12s SW 10 km/h 1.1m / 7s SSW - - 3.5 10+ km -
7
Fri 10 Apr 20:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 12s SW 7 km/h 1.1m / 7s SSW - - 1.7 10+ km -
7
Fri 10 Apr 21:00 - 12s - - 5 km/h - - - 0.4 10+ km -
4
Fri 10 Apr 22:00 - 12s - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
5
Fri 10 Apr 23:00 - 12s - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
5
Sat 11 Apr 00:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sat 11 Apr 01:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sat 11 Apr 02:00 - - - - 5 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
2
Sat 11 Apr 03:00 - - - - 5 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
2
Sat 11 Apr 04:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sat 11 Apr 05:00 - - - - 2 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sat 11 Apr 06:00 - - - - 2 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sat 11 Apr 07:00 - - - - 2 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sat 11 Apr 08:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sat 11 Apr 09:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.2 10+ km -
3
Sat 11 Apr 10:00 - - - - 6 km/h - - - 1.2 10+ km -
2
Sat 11 Apr 11:00 - - - - 9 km/h - - - 2.7 10+ km -
2
Sat 11 Apr 12:00 - - - - 12 km/h - - - 3.9 10+ km -
1
Sat 11 Apr 13:00 - - - - 13 km/h - - - 4.9 10+ km -
1
Sat 11 Apr 14:00 - - - - 14 km/h - - - 5.7 10+ km -
1
Sat 11 Apr 15:00 - - - - 14 km/h - - - 6.0 10+ km -
1
Sat 11 Apr 16:00 - - - - 14 km/h - - - 5.7 10+ km -
1
Sat 11 Apr 17:00 - - - - 12 km/h - - - 4.9 10+ km -
1
Sat 11 Apr 18:00 - - - - 11 km/h - - - 3.9 10+ km -
1
Sat 11 Apr 19:00 - - - - 10 km/h - - - 2.7 10+ km -
1
Sat 11 Apr 20:00 - - - - 9 km/h - - - 1.3 10+ km -
2
Sat 11 Apr 21:00 - - - - 8 km/h - - - 0.3 10+ km -
2
Sat 11 Apr 22:00 - - - - 6 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
2
Sat 11 Apr 23:00 - - - - 5 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
2
Sun 12 Apr 00:00 - - - - 5 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sun 12 Apr 01:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sun 12 Apr 02:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sun 12 Apr 03:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sun 12 Apr 04:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sun 12 Apr 05:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3
Sun 12 Apr 06:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
3

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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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