Atacama Surf

Detailed Atacama surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Atacama. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Atacama. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Atacama over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Atacama and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Atacama Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Atacama Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Atacama coastline are also listed below.

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	Sun		Mon				Tue		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sun
	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Buey Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	0	5	0	5	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	1.3 SSW	-	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	0.1 NW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.2 WNW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.2 WSW	2.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	-	13	-	18	16	16	-	15	15	18	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	12	16
Energy(?)	1701	1729	0	1462	0	2928	3371	3371	0	2280	2280	12	2628	2513	1703	1435	1435	38	2070	1973	14	2792
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross	on
High Tide / height (m)	5:33PM 1.05		6:29AM 0.81	6:21PM 1.07		7:08AM 0.91			7:44AM 1.02			8:20AM 1.12		8:26PM 1.07	8:57AM 1.22			9:37AM 1.30		9:50PM 0.97	10:19AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)		12:29AM 0.34	11:57AM 0.44		1:01AM 0.29	12:52PM 0.38		1:32AM 0.23	1:41PM 0.31		2:02AM 0.19		2:28PM 0.26	2:34AM 0.16					4:04PM 0.19	3:42AM 0.15		4:55PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	22	23	23	22	21	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	21	21	22
Low °C	22	21	21	23	21	21	23	22	21	22	21	21	22	21	20	22	21	20	21	21	19	21
Chill °C (?)	23	22	23	23	22	21	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	21	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-
Sunset	6:32	5:35	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	5:34	-	6:30	5:32	-	6:30	5:31	-	6:29	5:30	-	6:29	5:30	-	6:28
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	13	18	18	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	12	12	20	16	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	18	15	15	16	16	13	13	13	13	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	4AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	7AM	10AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	0	0	4	5	5	5	5	0	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	-	1.5 SSW	-	-	1.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	-	13	-	-	18	18	17	16	16	-	16	16	16	15
Energy(?)	3	3	3	1431	1392	1351	1245	1255	0	1332	0	0	2270	3067	3083	3178	3100	0	3371	3287	3001	2962
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	cross	cross	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	-	high	mid-ebb	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	-	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:33PM 1.05				6:29AM 0.81				6:21PM 1.07								7:04PM 1.09
Low Tide / height (m)	10:52AM 0.49					12:29AM 0.34								1:01AM 0.29				12:52PM 0.38				1:32AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	22	21	21	20	21	21	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	23	24	23	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	21	21	20	21	21	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	23	24	23	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	-	22	22	20	20	16	18	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 12	Monday 13
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	2PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	11PM	0AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	0	0	4	5	5	5	5	0	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	15	12	15	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	-	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	3	3	3	1791	1791	1791	1769	1724	3	1614	3	3	1412	1392	1392	1370	1370	0	1351	1245	1228	1256
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)			10:52AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	21
Chill °C (?)	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	21
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	22	22	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-