Atacama Surf

Atacama Surf Forecast

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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	Fri		Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama
Rating	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	14	14	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	19	18	18	19	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	15
Energy	2498	2505	2732	2419	2602	2032	1958	1237	807	712	811	1250	1844	1567	1882	2366	2015	2551	2727	2314	1746	1258
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	on	glass	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:13PM 0.77	8:47AM 1.24		8:54PM 0.74	9:22AM 1.25		9:33PM 0.71	9:56AM 1.25		10:11PM 0.69	10:31AM 1.23		10:50PM 0.67	11:07AM 1.21		11:31PM 0.66	11:43AM 1.17		12:17AM 0.65	12:21PM 1.14
Low Tide / height (m)	2:51PM 0.31	1:55AM 0.22		3:33PM 0.29	2:27AM 0.24		4:14PM 0.28	2:59AM 0.25		4:53PM 0.28	3:32AM 0.28		5:32PM 0.29	4:05AM 0.30		6:12PM 0.30	4:40AM 0.34		6:52PM 0.31		5:18AM 0.38	7:34PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	17	18	20	17	19	20	17	19	20	17	19	20	18	19	20	18	19	20	17	18	20
Low °C	19	16	16	18	16	16	18	17	16	19	17	16	20	17	17	19	16	17	18	16	16	18
Chill °C (?)	20	17	18	20	17	19	20	17	19	20	17	19	20	18	19	20	18	19	20	17	18	20
Sunrise	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-
Sunset	6:10	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	14	14	12	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	18	18	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	-	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	22	20	19	12	11	11	-	10	9	9	19	6	22	19	19	6	14	11	6	6	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 29					Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Mon
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	15	14	14	14	14	14	12	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Energy	2902	2573	2498	2535	2515	2505	2504	2603	2732	2499	2419	2487	2786	2602	2568	2200	2032	2054	1958	1816	1419	1237
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	8:11AM 1.20				8:13PM 0.77				8:47AM 1.24				8:54PM 0.74				9:22AM 1.25				9:33PM 0.71
Low Tide / height (m)			2:51PM 0.31			1:55AM 0.22					3:33PM 0.29				2:27AM 0.24				4:14PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	20	19	17	17	16	16	16	18	20	18	17	17	16	16	16	19	20	18	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	19	20	19	17	17	16	16	16	18	20	18	17	17	16	16	16	19	20	18	17	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	-	-	0.1 S	0.8 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	24	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	24	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 29	Saturday 30
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	20
Energy	2940	2940	2902	2588	2642	2573	2566	2491	2498	2580	2424	2535	2529	2522	2515	2391	2411	2505	2505	2490	2504	2335
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:11AM 1.20												8:13PM 0.77
Low Tide / height (m)							2:51PM 0.31											1:55AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Sunrise	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-