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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	Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama
Rating	0	3	2	0	3	3	0	3	3	0	4	4	0	4	5	0	4	4	0	4	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 W	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	0.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.2 WNW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W
Period(s) (?)	13	11	9	10	10	12	12	12	11	16	15	14	-	14	14	-	16	15	13	14	14	12
Energy(?)	3	646	449	276	407	728	3	774	614	5	785	1957	0	2515	2462	0	3456	2727	17	1729	1215	3
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		1:11PM 1.25	1:23AM 0.85	12:12PM 1.01	2:06PM 1.23	2:23AM 0.75		3:13PM 1.20		3:45AM 0.69	4:31PM 1.19		5:24AM 0.69	5:51PM 1.19		6:47AM 0.75		7:00PM 1.21	7:49AM 0.84		7:57PM 1.22	8:38AM 0.94
Low Tide / height (m)			7:48PM 0.32	5:13AM 0.12		8:59PM 0.37	8:11AM 0.19		10:25PM 0.39	9:11AM 0.38		11:54PM 0.37	10:39AM 0.41		1:04AM 0.32		12:08PM 0.39	1:57AM 0.27		1:22PM 0.34	2:40AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	23	22	24	24	22	23	23	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	21	23	24	21	23
Low °C	22	22	22	22	23	21	22	22	21	21	23	21	22	23	21	21	23	21	21	22	21	21
Chill °C (?)	24	23	22	24	24	22	23	23	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	21	23	24	21	23
Sunrise	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47
Sunset	-	5:51	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:44	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	9	8	10	12	12	12	11	11	10	14	15	14	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	-	-	0.8 SSW	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	18	11	10	10	15	14	13	13	13	16	15	17	-	-	18	-	-	-	13	16	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 SSW	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 23						Tuesday 24								Wednesday 25
	6AM	9AM	12PM	1PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	16	11	16	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	11	12	12	12	18	11	11
Energy(?)	757	732	93	561	127	513	601	521	470	276	389	407	426	667	728	770	772	772	3	6	725	604
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:12AM 1.04				1:23AM 0.85				2:06PM 1.23				2:23AM 0.75					3:13PM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)		6:29AM 0.23				7:48PM 0.32				7:11AM 0.27				8:59PM 0.37				8:02AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22
Chill °C (?)	22	22	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22
Sunrise	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	18	18	16	11	11	13	13	16	15	10	15	15	12	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 S	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 23																				Tue
	4AM	5AM	6AM	5AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.1 W	1.6 SSW	0.1 W	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	0.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	-	13	9	10
Energy(?)	757	757	3	746	3	732	703	707	665	587	626	562	560	562	562	595	532	513	0	85	449	478
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)											1:11PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)				4:28AM 0.07													7:48PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-