El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 27 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
17.5° C
(Which is 5.2°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 1AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
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
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141616161616161515151414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22972265199718863339333935443456341231352800246022902082188717281496131811061013892793781690
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
0
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassonononglassglassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
1.19
6:47AM
0.75
7:00PM
1.21
7:49AM
0.84
7:57PM
1.22
8:38AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.32
12:08PM
0.39
1:57AM
0.27
1:22PM
0.34
2:40AM
0.23
2:22PM
0.30
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----7:46-------7:47-------7:47--
Sunset7:45-------7:45-------7:44-------
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232121212121232322212120202022242321212121212324
Feels °C (?)242323242323242424232423232224242423232423232424
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