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El Buey, Arica, Chile

3.5ft
swell
FAIR TO GOOD
8s period
☀️Clear Sky
78°Fair
71°Fwater
16 km/hWSW
offshore Hs4.5ft
Swell Period8s
Swell DirSW
Wind16 km/h
Wind Gust36 km/h
UV Index9

Swell

Primary

3.5ft8sfrom SW 220°

Wind Sea

0.8ft2sfrom SSW 209°
NESW

Wind

16km/h

WSW245°

Gusts36 km/h
ConditionsModerate

Conditions

Water
71°F
🌡Air
78°F
UV Index
9 Very High
Visibility
26 km

Sky

☀️

Clear Sky

Gusts
36 km/h

48-Hour Wave Outlook

10-Day Forecast

Today

☀️
★★★★

1.5–4ft

SW
81°F69°F
↑19

Tomorrow

☁️
★★★★

1.5–4.5ft

SW
80°F71°F
↑18

Sat

🌤
★★★★

2–5.5ft

SW
79°F69°F
↑18

Hover or tap any day for a full forecast breakdown.

Tides

📡

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Spots Nearby

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Surf Climatology

El Buey Surf Report

Arica, Chile · -18.4887°, -70.3291°

El Buey (Arica, Chile) is a reef break. It has both lefts and rights. In our swell history, its best months are May & Sep. This page is its live surf report and 10-day forecast from Groundswell. The forecast shows swell height, period and direction, wind and tides hour by hour, with a rating for each day.

Peak Season

May & Sep

Best time to surf El Buey: seasonal wave data

Nearby Surf Spots