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El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
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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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 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 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
373 | 373 | 242 | 229 | 265 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 154 | 154 | 194 | 235 | 214 | 314 | 371 | 504 | 498 | 674 | 788 | 868 | 868 | 767 | 833 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:31AM0.71m | 1:42PM1.25m | 2:49AM0.74m | 2:46PM1.16m | 4:04AM0.80m | 3:51PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.32m | 8:53PM0.21m | 8:00AM0.39m | 9:52PM0.22m | 9:26AM0.43m | 10:45PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
373 | 373 | 242 | 229 | 265 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 128 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 314 | 371 | 504 | 498 | 674 | 788 | 868 | 868 | 767 | 833 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
68 | 69 | 62 | 65 | 113 | 146 | 146 | 85 | 112 | 71 | 92 | 194 | 235 | 214 | 102 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 12 | W 15 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 15 | W 15 |
8 | 8 | 67 | 27 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 51 | 154 | 154 | 103 | 140 | 118 | 88 | 67 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 58 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
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