El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 -04
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212141313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10149988225456166266265455455364914671042915848835737691669605625604674651
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
0
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
0
SW
0
SE
0
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
0
SW
0
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on
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on
cross-
on
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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-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242524222222222224242422222121212324232221212121
Feels °C (?)252524242424242525242524252324232424242423232423
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