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Intendencia

Iquique, Chile
🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow

Intendencia is a wedging slab in the Iquique heavy wave zone, producing thick, hollow lefts when SW swells wrap into the bay. A step up from beginner waves but not quite as heavy as El Colegio.

3-Day Forecast
Today
29
55
Fair
1.6m
@14s
7km/h
Thu
30
52
Fair
1.2m
@14s
7km/h
Fri
1
60
Fair
1.2m
@17s
8km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.6m
SSW(212°)
Score: 10/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 14/25
Wind
7km/h
SW(223°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
19°C
0.0mm76%
Windswell Component
0.1mS@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 1 km/h SSE|PM: 9 km/h W
1 km/h vs 9 km/h afternoon
Tide at 7am (0.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:02 am
Low tide - -0.41m
7:19 am
High tide - 0.53m
1:30 pm
Low tide - -0.27m
7:19 pm
High tide - 0.44m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

55
Fair
Components
Swell Direction16/25
Swell Size10/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score55/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score55

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 250°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

8/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Iquique slab zone.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Hollow wedge. Iquique slab zone.

Getting There

Airport
IQQ
Drive time
10 min
Data quality
community

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