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El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Chinchorro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today?
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1014 | 998 | 822 | 545 | 616 | 626 | 626 | 545 | 545 | 536 | 491 | 467 | 1042 | 915 | 848 | 835 | 737 | 691 | 669 | 605 | 625 | 604 | 674 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:03AM 1.16 | 11:13PM 1.12 | 11:42AM 1.21 | 11:52PM 1.04 | 12:23PM 1.24 | 12:34AM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10PM 0.23 | 5:21AM 0.18 | 5:57PM 0.24 | 5:54AM 0.19 | 6:49PM 0.27 | 6:29AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
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