El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 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 3AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.5
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
1.7
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
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121413131313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8766166166266265455455364294751159915848848749691669605625604674651527375
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
N
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassonononglassglassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
1.12
11:42AM
1.21
11:52PM
1.04
12:23PM
1.24
12:34AM
0.95
1:11PM
1.25
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
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----7:45-------7:45-------7:45--
Sunset7:52-------7:51-------7:50-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323222222242524222221212124242322212121212324
Feels °C (?)252526242424252524242423232325242325232323232423
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