El Chinchorro surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am 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 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

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)


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
2.5
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
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141416161616161615151514141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)199718863339333935443456341231352837265522902082188717281496131811061013892793781690679578
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassonononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.75
7:00PM
1.21
7:49AM
0.84
7:57PM
1.22
8:38AM
0.94
8:46PM
1.21
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
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise---7:46-------7:47-------7:47----
Sunset------7:45-------7:44-------7:44-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120212324232121212020232423212121212123242321
Feels °C (?)232323232425242324242222252424232324232324242423
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