El Buey surf forecast
Arica · Arica y Parinacota · Chile
Today at El Buey: waves 1.5–2.3 m, overhead around 10:00 (13 s swell), onshore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, epic for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
El Buey surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:00 | 1.5–2.3 m | onshore | Poor | Fair | Epic |
| Thu 22 | 08:00 | 2.1–3 m | onshore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Epic |
| Fri 23 | 08:00 | 1.6–2.4 m | onshore | Poor | Fair | Good |
| Sat 24 | 08:00 | 1.1–1.7 m | onshore | Poor | Fair | Good |
| Sun 25 | 08:00 | 1–1.4 m | onshore | Poor | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Mon 26 | 08:00 | 0.9–1.3 m | onshore | Poor | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Tue 27 | 09:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | onshore | Poor | Fair | Poor–Fair |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Big-wave reef in deep water about 700 m off Playa El Laucho, under 1 km south of El Gringo, that only starts breaking around 2.5 m. South swells light up the hollow left; swells with more west in them send the right into long walls that hold the most size. An east wind cleans it up, and the biggest days come May to July. Bring a gun and expect a long paddle and long hold-downs.
- Break
- reef break, peaks both ways; faces SW
- Level
- advanced
- Best swell
- SW, SSW, WSW
- Best wind
- E, ESE, NE (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- April-September
- Typical size
- 2.5-7.5 m
- Crowd
- low
- Hazards
- long hold-downs and clean-up sets; rips on big days; long paddle (about 700 m) from Playa El Laucho
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Arica.
Nearby spots
- El Gringo, Arica
- Las Machas, Arica
Questions
Is El Buey good for beginners?
It is best for advanced surfers (long hold-downs and clean-up sets; rips on big days). Beginners nearby can try Las Machas, Arica.
What swell, wind and tide work best at El Buey?
SW, SSW, WSW swell, E, ESE, NE wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 2.5-7.5 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for El Buey are in the Surf Spoting app.