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El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 1AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1427 | 1427 | 1427 | 1427 | 1080 | 1161 | 1122 | 2058 | 2151 | 2069 | 2037 | 1983 | 2140 | 2276 | 2370 | 2497 | 2497 | 2465 | 2433 | 2175 | 2089 | 1929 | 1761 | 1736 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:07PM 1.03 | 9:37AM 1.30 | 9:50PM 0.97 | 10:19AM 1.35 | 10:35PM 0.90 | 11:04AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:15PM 0.21 | 3:07AM 0.15 | 4:04PM 0.19 | 3:42AM 0.15 | 4:55PM 0.19 | 4:19AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
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