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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	Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama
Rating	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	2	2	0	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.2 W	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.6 SW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	-
Period(s) (?)	18	13	12	18	14	14	16	13	12	13	12	12	20	12	12	13	11	10	15	15	14	-
Energy(?)	119	1045	1052	6	1789	1436	23	1014	735	45	811	905	74	776	710	130	559	389	351	719	1675	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	9:53AM 1.01		10:01PM 1.21	10:27AM 1.09		10:36PM 1.18	8:30PM 0.99		11:13PM 1.12	11:42AM 1.21		11:52PM 1.04		12:23PM 1.24	12:34AM 0.95		1:11PM 1.25	1:23AM 0.85		2:06PM 1.23	2:23AM 0.75
Low Tide / height (m)		3:44PM 0.26		4:22AM 0.20	4:26PM 0.24		2:47AM 0.00	5:10PM 0.23		5:21AM 0.18	5:57PM 0.24		5:54AM 0.19		6:49PM 0.27	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	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	25	22	23	24	22	24	24	22	23	24	23	23	24	21	23	24	22	23	23	22	23
Low °C	22	24	21	21	23	21	22	24	21	21	23	22	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21
Chill °C (?)	24	25	22	23	24	22	24	24	22	23	24	23	23	24	21	23	24	22	23	23	22	23
Sunrise	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46
Sunset	-	7:53	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	5:52	-	7:50	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	15	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.1 W	-
Period (s)	18	18	16	18	17	16	16	16	13	16	15	15	20	19	18	13	11	11	15	10	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 18								Thursday 19								Friday 20
	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	4PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	18	18	12	12	12	13	13	13	18	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	16	16
Energy(?)	1329	1230	1237	1236	117	117	979	938	1052	1160	1320	1335	6	5	10	1678	1436	1357	1226	1157	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	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	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	9:26PM 1.21				9:53AM 1.01				10:01PM 1.21				10:27AM 1.09				10:36PM 1.18				11:03AM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)			3:54AM 0.23				1:39PM 0.11				4:22AM 0.20				4:26PM 0.24				4:51AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	22	22	24	25	23	22	22	21	21	21	23	24	23	22	22	21	21	22	24	24
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	22	24	25	23	22	22	21	21	21	23	24	23	22	22	21	21	22	24	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 18
	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	2AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	19	19	13	13	13	13	13	13	18	18	18	13	13	13	13	12	18	17
Energy(?)	1348	1329	1329	1364	98	96	1260	1257	1237	1236	1236	1236	119	117	117	1060	1045	1045	1040	928	139	174
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	9:26PM 1.21												9:53AM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)							1:54AM 0.04												3:44PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	23
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	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	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 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	0.4 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	0.5 SW
Period (s)	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3