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El Colegio

Iquique, Chile
🪸Sharp reef😮‍💨Hold-downs⚠️Shallow

El Colegio ("The School") is the heaviest wave in the Iquique slab complex - a thick left that breaks over a shallow reef. The name is ironic, as this wave provides harsh lessons for those unprepared.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
28
Poor
1.5m
@15s
7km/h
Tue
31
44
Poor
1.5m
@16s
4km/h
Wed
1
75
Good
2.6m
@17s
4km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.5m
SSW(209°)
Score: 3/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
7km/h
SSW(213°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
20°C
0.0mm26%
Windswell Component
0.1mS@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 3 km/h S|PM: 8 km/h SW
3 km/h vs 8 km/h afternoon
Tide at 8am (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:13 am
Low tide - -0.39m
8:10 am
High tide - 0.36m
1:51 pm
Low tide - -0.28m
8:08 pm
High tide - 0.64m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

28
Poor
Components
Swell Direction15/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-8
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score28/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score28

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 250°
Size range
1.8m - 4.5m
Ideal size
4.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
18s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (67°)
Offshore range
45° - 90°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.5m
Danger below
0.3m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Iquique slab zone.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Iquique heavy wave. Needs solid swell.

Getting There

Airport
IQQ
Drive time
10 min
Data quality
verified

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