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El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 16 Jan 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
20.9° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121612161615151414131313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)443436436319271371407657730140913891176116911511030998928771746734647636500475
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononglassglassglassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		onglassglassglassglassglassonononglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.73
9:18PM
1.26
9:30AM
0.75
9:54PM
1.30
10:08AM
0.77
10:28PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
0.39
2:15PM
0.32
4:14AM
0.35
2:56PM
0.31
4:47AM
0.32
3:35PM
0.29
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-7:16-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----8:22-------8:23-------8:23---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212223242422232322232425232222222222242524222222
Feels °C (?)232424242524262524252525242424252524252525242525
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