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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
15
83
Firing
2.5m
@16s
7km/h
Mon
16
72
Good
1.9m
@15s
7km/h
Tue
17
68
Good
1.9m
@16s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.5m
SW(220°)
Score: 22/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
7km/h
SSW(198°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
20°C
0.0mm7%
Windswell Component
0.1mS@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:12 am
Low tide - -0.26m
7:50 am
High tide - 0.13m
1:04 pm
Low tide - -0.18m
7:45 pm
High tide - 0.58m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

83
Firing
Components
Swell Direction21/25
Swell Size22/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score83/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score83

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°
Best window
morning

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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