El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 28 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
17.2° C
(Which is 5.4°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: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414141414141313131313131312121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35443456341231352800246022902082188717281496131811061013892793781781679659551551497596
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
W
0
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
7:00PM
1.21
7:49AM
0.84
7:57PM
1.22
8:38AM
0.94
8:46PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.39
1:57AM
0.27
1:22PM
0.34
2:40AM
0.23
2:22PM
0.30
3:16AM
0.20
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-------7:47-------7:47-------7:47
Sunset--7:45-------7:44-------7:44-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232423212120202023242321212121212324232121212121
Feels °C (?)242424232423222224242423232423232424242323242423
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