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Arenillas Negras

Arica, Chile
🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks

Arenillas Negras ("Black Sands") is a reef break on a distinctive dark volcanic sand beach in Arica. The wave offers quality walls without the intensity of nearby El Gringo.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
60
Fair
1.6m
@15s
9km/h
Tue
31
62
Fair
1.4m
@15s
8km/h
Wed
1
65
Good
2.8m
@18s
8km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.6m
SSW(203°)
Score: 13/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
9km/h
SSE(157°)
Score: 12/25
Weather
21°C
0.0mm29%
Windswell Component
0.1mWSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 2 km/h ENE|PM: 11 km/h SSW
2 km/h vs 11 km/h afternoon
Tide at 8am (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:06 am
Low tide - -0.35m
8:07 am
High tide - 0.39m
1:50 pm
Low tide - -0.23m
8:02 pm
High tide - 0.67m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

60
Fair
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind12/25
Raw Score60/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score60

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 250°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Offshore range
20° - 70°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

18°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Near Arica slab zone.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Quality reef break.

Getting There

Airport
ARI
Drive time
12 min
Data quality
community

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