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El Gringo surf break

El Gringo surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 -04
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El Gringo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Gringo sea temperature is
21.2° C
 (Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Gringo today?

The current surf forecast for El Gringo at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111161616151414141516131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74673460559550047546645044145260273972011421582172419372096134912351186122212491176
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
0
SSE
0
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
0
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
0.77
10:28PM
1.32
10:46AM
0.79
11:01PM
1.32
11:22AM
0.82
11:33PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.29
5:19AM
0.29
4:12PM
0.29
5:50AM
0.27
4:49PM
0.30
6:20AM
0.26
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20
Sunset--8:23-------8:23-------8:23-----
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clear
clear
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222423222222222224242322232222232425242322222222
Feels °C (?)242524242425252425252524262424262526252525252424
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