El Brazo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Atacama, Chile)
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El Brazo Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind SE
Sea Temperature Today is: 16.8 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
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El Brazo in Atacama is a sheltered reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rips and rocks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Arica, Chile, 1 km from El Brazo.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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El Brazo Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Arica/Chacalluta Airport, 14 km from El Brazo.
light winds from the N km/h |  Dry and cloudy | Air temperature 17 °C |
Overall El Brazo Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
This image illustrates the range of swells directed at El Brazo through a typical Octob... (show all text)
The graph describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single El Brazo surf consistency graph.
Also see El Brazo surf quality by season and El Brazo surf quality by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Atacama surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of El Brazo
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Brazo:
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- Second closest break0 mi
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- Fourth closest break0 mi
- Fifth closest break1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Brazo:
- Closest wave buoy1561 mi
- Second closest wave buoy2462 mi
- Third closest wave buoy2481 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy2556 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy2566 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Brazo:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station86 mi
- Third closest tide station90 mi
- Fourth closest tide station121 mi
- Fifth closest tide station132 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Brazo:
- Closest ski areaChacaltaya (Bolivia)198 mi
- Second closest ski areaHuascaran (Peru)810 mi
- Third closest ski area980 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaLos Penitentes (Argentina)989 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaLos Puquios (Argentina)992 mi
Airports
- The nearest passenger airport to El Brazo is Chacalluta (Arica) Airport (ARI) in Chile, which is 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to El Brazo is Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa (Tacna) Airport (TCQ) in Peru, 48 km (30 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for El Brazo, Atacama. Use the tab navigation above to view El Brazo sea temperature, El Brazo photographs, El Brazo detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, El Brazo webcams, current wind from Atacama live weather stations and El Brazo tide predictions. The Chile swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Chile and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Chile wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around El Brazo.
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