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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	Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Sat
	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	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama
Rating	2	2	6	8	5	6	4	5	4	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW
Period(s)	13	22	20	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	16	15	15	16	14	14
Energy	1861	2737	5695	7264	6560	5439	3551	3149	1915	1502	1362	818	948	842	1292	1511	1682	1611	1767	2331	1467	1459
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:00PM 1.09		2:07AM 0.68	1:44PM 1.05		3:07AM 0.73		2:33PM 1.00	4:05AM 0.81		3:29PM 0.94	4:58AM 0.91		4:28PM 0.89		5:48AM 1.04	5:30PM 0.84		6:36AM 1.16	6:30PM 0.81		7:23AM 1.27
Low Tide / height (m)			8:16PM 0.30	6:58AM 0.46		8:57PM 0.29	8:07AM 0.49		9:37PM 0.26	9:27AM 0.50		10:18PM 0.24	10:48AM 0.47		10:59PM 0.21	12:01PM 0.41		11:43PM 0.18	1:07PM 0.33		12:28AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	19	17	18	19	17	18	18	17	18	19	17	19	20	17	19	20	17	19	20	17	19
Low °C	16	18	17	16	18	16	16	18	16	16	19	16	16	19	17	16	19	17	17	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	18	19	17	18	19	17	18	18	17	18	19	17	19	20	17	19	20	17	19	20	17	19
Sunrise	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09
Sunset	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	20	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	16	15	15	16	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	1.3 SW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 SW	-	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 S
Period (s)	24	22	15	15	-	13	13	13	-	21	20	20	18	19	13	-	21	6	6	7	7	28
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Fri	Saturday 06								Sunday 07								Monday 08
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16
Energy	1171	1427	1403	1585	1861	2084	2737	3570	3747	5695	6777	7590	7264	6711	6560	6221	6149	5439	4556	3983	3551	3360
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		1:09AM 0.65				1:00PM 1.09					2:07AM 0.68			1:44PM 1.05					3:07AM 0.73
Low Tide / height (m)				6:03AM 0.42					8:16PM 0.30			6:58AM 0.46					8:57PM 0.29				8:07AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	17	16	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	18	18
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	16	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	10	6	25	24	24	23	22	21	13	15	15	15	15	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 05	Saturday 06
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	El Puerto 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	Las Machas Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	El Brazo Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	22	22	22
Energy	1196	1192	1171	1358	1243	1427	1408	1422	1403	1499	1533	1585	1666	1741	1861	1955	2092	2084	2402	2659	2737	2804
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						1:09AM 0.65											1:00PM 1.09
Low Tide / height (m)											6:03AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Chill °C (?)	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 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	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	6	6	6	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	-	-