El Buey surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -04
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El Buey surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Buey sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Buey today?

The current surf forecast for El Buey at 11AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

Table - waves today at El Buey. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
21
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
1.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
920
954
1039
1542
1602
1580
1438
1215
1179
991
976
961
946
748
724
657
590
531
531
531
1041
1650
1162
1535
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
0
E
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
S
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
W
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:26AM1.19m
11:44PM0.68m
12:05PM1.15m
00:30AM0.65m
12:48PM1.10m
1:29AM0.63m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.32m
6:26PM0.35m
5:01AM0.36m
7:15PM0.38m
5:37AM0.40m
8:08PM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
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6:17
6:17
6:17
6:16
Temp °C
19
19
21
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
21
23
21
19
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
18
19
19
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
22
23
21
21
20
20
19
20
21
21
20
19
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
Energy kJ
920
954
1039
1542
1602
1580
1438
1215
1179
991
976
961
946
748
724
657
590
531
531
531
531
1650
1162
1346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
399
330
306
256
17
7
3
3
17
17
17
60
60
97
97
157
255
370
437
444
1041
777
908
1535
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
20
15
14
17
9
18
18
18
38
17
17
13
3
26
88
140
140
382
295
6
334
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
193
111
0
0
0
1
0
0
111
144
144
0
1
0
0
0
144
144
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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