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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

El Brazo0.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft458 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

6 ft862 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft528 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Brazo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft11 ssoft	432kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	4 ft12 ssoft	458kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	366kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	862kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	3, poor	5 ft9 smushy	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft10 smushy	528kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C

El Buey1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft468 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

6 ft875 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft378 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Buey, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	432kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	468kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	366kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	875kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	4, poor	5 ft9 smushy	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	6, poor	6 ft10 smushy	533kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	378kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	21°C

El Gringo1.2 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft458 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

6 ft862 kJ

6 ft560 kJ

6 ft658 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Gringo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	432kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	458kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	366kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	6 ft12 ssoft	862kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	560kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	658kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C

El Gringo1.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft468 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

6 ft875 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft378 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Gringo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft11 ssoft	432kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	468kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft10 ssoft	366kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	875kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	3, poor	5 ft9 smushy	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft10 smushy	533kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	378kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C

El Rancio3.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft440 kJ

4 ft359 kJ

6 ft797 kJ

6 ft540 kJ

5 ft503 kJ

5 ft350 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Rancio, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	4 ft11 shollow	410kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	4 ft12 shollow	440kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	359kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	6 ft12 shollow	797kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	540kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	5 ft10 smushy	503kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	350kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	21°C

El Toro viejo1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft432 kJ

4 ft458 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

6 ft862 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft528 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Toro viejo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft11 ssoft	432kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	4 ft12 ssoft	458kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft10 ssoft	366kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	862kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	3, poor	5 ft9 smushy	373kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft10 smushy	528kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	21°C

El Tubo3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft413 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft741 kJ

6 ft539 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft331 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Tubo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	4 ft11 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	24°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft12 ssoft	413kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	4 ft10 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	5 ft12 ssoft	741kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	25°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	539kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	25°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	6 ft10 smushy	533kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	331kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	24°C

Las Machas5.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft413 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft741 kJ

6 ft539 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft331 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Las Machas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	4 ft11 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	24°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft12 ssoft	413kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft10 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	5 ft12 ssoft	741kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	25°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	539kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	25°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	6 ft10 smushy	533kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	331kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	24°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Sat 24

Caleta Vitor31 kmabout 55 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft482 kJ

4 ft692 kJ

6 ft882 kJ

5 ft422 kJ

6 ft528 kJ

5 ft378 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caleta Vitor, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	4 ft11 shollow	450kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 shollow	482kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft14 shollow	692kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	882kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	5 ft9 shollow	422kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	6 ft10 shollow	528kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 shollow	378kJ	wind from the south, 6 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