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El Gringo surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is 5.5°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 5PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Gringo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 478 | 387 | 379 | 619 | 1257 | 1374 | 1318 | 1155 | 2731 | 2550 | 2515 | 2480 | 2297 | 2265 | 1997 | 1886 | 3339 | 3339 | 3544 | 3456 | 3412 | 3135 | 2837 | 2460 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:45AM 0.69 | 4:31PM 1.19 | 5:24AM 0.69 | 5:51PM 1.19 | 6:47AM 0.75 | 7:00PM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:11AM 0.38 | 11:54PM 0.37 | 10:39AM 0.41 | 1:04AM 0.32 | 12:08PM 0.39 | 1:57AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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