El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 -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
17.1° C
(Which is 3.3°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 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131210101010101010101010101010101010171716161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)316605494275252281275214240223241232237298298314292286498580635945784752
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
0
N
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
1.20
9:28AM
0.83
9:59PM
1.24
10:04AM
0.79
10:31PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
0.23
3:59AM
0.32
3:13PM
0.24
4:38AM
0.31
3:41PM
0.25
5:17AM
0.31
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset--7:55-------7:57-------7:58-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202120181818171922222120191818192223211919191819
Feels °C (?)192020191919182021212121201919202122202021201920
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