El Toro Viejo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Atacama, Chile)
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El Toro Viejo Surf Guide
El Toro Viejo in Atacama is an exposed point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A left hand reef break. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of - Urchins - Rips / undertow - Rocks.
El Toro Viejo Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing El Toro Viejo:
The best conditions reported for surf at El Toro Viejo occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.
What's the best time of year to surf El Toro Viejo (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore El Toro Viejo Location Map
Interactive El Toro Viejo surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to El Toro Viejo is Chacalluta (Arica) Airport (ARI) in Chile, which is 15 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to El Toro Viejo is Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa (Tacna) Airport (TCQ) in Peru, 48 km (30 miles) away.
Monday, 19 April 2021, 07:03 Local Time
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Period (s) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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Wind State | glass | glass | cross- on |
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Tides at El Toro Viejo
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Swell History at El Toro Viejo
Surf stats for El Toro Viejo, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at El Toro Viejo
Wind stats for El Toro Viejo, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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Wave Buoys Nearest To El Toro Viejo:
- Closest Wave BuoyWoods Hole Stratus Wave Station966 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyBrazil Buoy1561 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyEastern Caribbean Buoy2462 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyEast of Martinique Buoy2481 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoySoutheast of Ponce Buoy, PR2525 mi