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El Gringo surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 -04
How big are the waves at El Gringo today?
The current surf forecast for El Gringo at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Gringo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 561 | 505 | 497 | 480 | 411 | 396 | 389 | 344 | 263 | 303 | 320 | 278 | 237 | 315 | 349 | 409 | 442 | 349 | 303 | 383 | 398 | 391 | 344 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17PM 0.79 | 8:28AM 1.21 | 9:01PM 0.87 | 9:11AM 1.20 | 9:40PM 0.94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:30PM 0.21 | 1:50AM 0.26 | 3:10PM 0.18 | 2:43AM 0.22 | 3:43PM 0.16 | 3:30AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Atacama
Wind reports 4 km away suggest it is still onshore at El Gringo (light winds from the SSW at Defensa Civil- Arica). 1.3m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 0.3m 3s local chop from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
3 h 7 min ago
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