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El Gringo surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Gringo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2082 | 1885 | 2864 | 2864 | 2756 | 2727 | 2655 | 2274 | 2243 | 2082 | 1929 | 1860 | 1667 | 1644 | 1560 | 1427 | 1427 | 1427 | 1080 | 1161 | 993 | 2058 | 2151 | 2069 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 1.12 | 8:26PM 1.07 | 8:57AM 1.22 | 9:07PM 1.03 | 9:37AM 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:02AM 0.19 | 2:28PM 0.26 | 2:34AM 0.16 | 3:15PM 0.21 | 3:07AM 0.15 | 4:04PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
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