Iquique (Playa Brava)

Beach break

Tarapacá, Chili

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From level advanced · Combi 3/2Accessible from advanced level: head-high waves (1–1.6 m), enough volume to catch them, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Conditions
6.3/10
Fair
Size
1.0–1.6 m
head-high
Wind
11 km/h
SW · Cross-onshore
Swell
1.3 m
11 s · WSW
Best window · 6h6.9/10 · 0.9–1.4 m · 5 km/h
Today's take

Well-shaped wave, nice long, clean swell from the WSW. Side-onshore wind that degrades the quality. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
18hBest0.9–1.3134🌧️19°
21h0.9–1.4124☁️19°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT-4) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mBM 03:57-0.3 mPM 10:25+0.8 mBM 16:55-0.4 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 01:35 GMT-4 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.