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

Type:	Rating:
Point
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.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf El Toro Viejo (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing El Toro Viejo with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in February while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

48%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

El Toro Viejo Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 19 April 2021, 07:03 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 19
ft, °F	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	17	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- on	cross

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Tides at El Toro Viejo

Current tide and informaton

For Arica, Chile, 1.0 km from El Toro Viejo.

Next High Water: 03:11pm | 1.04m

Next Low Water: 07:53am | 0.46m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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El Toro Viejo Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 17.6 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at El Toro Viejo. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite