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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	Mon		Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Mon
	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	3	1	5	5	1	4	4	1	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	0.8 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 NW	1.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	13	18	13	16	16	10	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	14	20	12	12	15	12
Energy(?)	788	558	93	1040	2834	643	3682	2864	218	2336	2250	1639	1496	1226	3	971	1162	18	887	772	8	741
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	on	glass	glass	on	cross- on	glass	on	glass	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)		6:40PM 1.03	9:20AM 1.03		9:29PM 1.18	9:59AM 1.10		10:07PM 1.13	10:35AM 1.16		3:44PM 0.92	11:09AM 1.19		11:18PM 0.98	11:43AM 1.20		4:25PM 0.98	4:20AM 0.53		12:25AM 0.83	10:21PM 0.62	12:54PM 1.15
Low Tide / height (m)			3:16AM 0.20	3:14PM 0.26		3:49AM 0.19	4:01PM 0.24		4:19AM 0.19	9:20AM 0.05		4:47AM 0.21	5:20PM 0.11		5:14AM 0.24			11:03PM 0.10	9:54AM 0.04	6:51PM 0.35	3:59AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	21	18	23	21	17	23	21	17	23	22	22	23	21	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	24
Low °C	23	20	17	22	20	16	23	21	16	22	22	21	23	21	21	23	22	21	23	21	21	23
Chill °C (?)	23	21	18	23	21	17	23	21	16	23	22	22	23	21	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-
Sunset	7:44	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:40	5:43	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	5:40	-	7:38	-	-	7:37
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	0.8 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	13	18	13	16	16	10	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	14	13	12	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	1.2 SW	-	0.2 W	0.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.1 NW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	12	15	16	20	12	-	13	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	16	14	16	20	16	15	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Monday 30				Tuesday 31					Wed		Tue	Wednesday 01				Thursday 02			Wed		Thu
	12PM	1PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	1:30AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9PM	10PM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	1	1	4	5	5	5	5	1	1	1	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 W	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	18	13	15	13	12	12	13	13	-	12	12	19	18	18	17	17	13	12	12	16	16	15
Energy(?)	9	788	7	666	558	557	519	671	0	91	116	1999	3034	3256	4186	4229	643	496	504	3041	2864	2417
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				8:46PM 1.21					9:20AM 1.03	2:48AM 0.75			9:20PM 1.01					3:12AM 0.72			7:54PM 0.94
Low Tide / height (m)		12:22PM 0.13					3:16AM 0.20								3:49AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	23	23	21	21	20	20	20	22	18	17	21	21	21	20	21	17	16	16	21	22	21
Chill °C (?)	22	23	23	21	21	20	20	20	22	18	16	21	21	21	20	21	17	16	16	21	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	18	18	17	17	13	12	12	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	15	15	15	22	21	7	16	16	19	12	12	16	13	-	-	16	14	14	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 30									Tue		Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	10AM	9AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	8:30AM	9:30AM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	3:30PM	4:30PM	5:30PM	5AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	1	1	4	5	5	5	5	1	1	1	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 W	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.1 W	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	18	13	13	13	13	13	15	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	13
Energy(?)	3	802	9	790	788	788	776	686	7	89	87	666	582	567	558	558	99	118	117	582	582	627
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)												8:46PM 1.21					2:53PM 0.64
Low Tide / height (m)						2:22PM 0.30					8:54AM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	22	22	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	21	21	21	21	21	27	28	28	20	21	20
Chill °C (?)	21	22	22	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	21	21	21	21	21	27	28	28	20	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	13
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	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	22	22	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.6 N	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.7 N	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	-