Arica, Chile

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Arica - panoramio (5) — El Brazo. Photo: eurimaco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Arica

Arica is a town in Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile. From Arica you can reach 9 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is El Brazo, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 75 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ARI, 15 km away.

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Staying in Arica

75 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ARI, 15 km, TCQ, 48 km, ILQ, 139 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Arica. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Arica each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Las Machas5.3 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft454 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

5 ft711 kJ

6 ft610 kJ

6 ft615 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Machas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	349kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	711kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	25°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	610kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	25°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	615kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	320kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C

El Tubo3 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft454 kJ

4 ft349 kJ

5 ft711 kJ

6 ft610 kJ

6 ft615 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Tubo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	349kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	711kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	25°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	610kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	25°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	615kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	320kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C

El Buey1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft499 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

6 ft830 kJ

6 ft645 kJ

6 ft723 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Buey, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	499kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	830kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	645kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	723kJ	wind from the north-west, 0 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	375kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	4 ft6 smushy	120kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C

El Gringo1.3 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft499 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

6 ft830 kJ

6 ft645 kJ

6 ft723 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Gringo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	499kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	6 ft12 ssoft	830kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	645kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	723kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	375kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	120kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C

El Toro viejo1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft494 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

6 ft830 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft693 kJ

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Toro viejo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	6 ft12 ssoft	830kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	618kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	693kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C

El Rancio3.3 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft472 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

5 ft766 kJ

6 ft611 kJ

6 ft664 kJ

5 ft351 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Rancio, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 shollow	472kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 shollow	374kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	5 ft12 shollow	766kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	611kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	664kJ	wind from the north-west, 0 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	351kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	21°C

El Gringo1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft494 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

6 ft830 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft693 kJ

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Gringo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	6 ft12 ssoft	830kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	618kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	693kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C

El Brazo0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft494 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

6 ft830 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft693 kJ

5 ft365 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Brazo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	6 ft12 ssoft	830kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	618kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	693kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	365kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Arica, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Arica. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Caleta Vitor31 kmabout 55 min by car

5 ft508 kJ

4 ft416 kJ

6 ft849 kJ

6 ft639 kJ

6 ft709 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

5 ft153 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Caleta Vitor, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	5 ft12 shollow	508kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 shollow	416kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	6 ft12 shollow	849kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 shollow	639kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 shollow	709kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	5 ft9 shollow	375kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	5 ft6 shollow	153kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C

Places to eat near Arica

A la LimeñaPeruvian · 0.1 km from the centre
awka peruano japonesPeruvian · 0.1 km from the centre
SushiSpace AricaSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
El ChalánPeruvian · 0.2 km from the centre
Feria Productos del MarSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
MARDAAN restaurantPeruvian · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits