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El Brazo surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Brazo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Brazo sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Brazo today?
The current surf forecast for El Brazo at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Brazo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
848 | 749 | 668 | 702 | 680 | 658 | 616 | 536 | 536 | 527 | 518 | 475 | 379 | 372 | 419 | 366 | 412 | 584 | 1356 | 1589 | 1846 | 1896 | 2144 | 1693 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:22AM0.75m | 12:53PM1.30m | 1:31AM0.70m | 1:59PM1.24m | 2:57AM0.69m | 3:12PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.27m | 8:02PM0.28m | 6:49AM0.34m | 9:17PM0.30m | 8:06AM0.40m | 10:30PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 848 | 749 | 668 | 702 | 680 | 658 | 616 | 536 | 536 | 527 | 518 | 475 | 379 | 372 | 419 | 366 | 412 | 359 | 1356 | 1589 | 1846 | 1896 | 2144 | 1693 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 12 | W 13 | NW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 130 | 171 | 226 | 318 | 377 | 584 | 80 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | SSW 20 | W 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
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