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 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Las Machas 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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	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	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	20	14	13	18	13	12	18	14	14	16	13	12	13	12	12	20	12	12	12	10
Energy(?)	1101	758	7	1493	1329	119	1045	1052	6	1789	1436	23	1014	675	45	840	914	64	740	593	639	475
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	cross	glass	on	glass	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)		8:50PM 1.19	9:18AM 0.93		9:26PM 1.21	9:53AM 1.01		10:01PM 1.21	10:27AM 1.09		10:36PM 1.18	11:03AM 1.16		11:13PM 1.12	11:42AM 1.21		11:52PM 1.04		10:23AM 1.05	12:34AM 0.95		1:11PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)			3:27AM 0.27	3:01PM 0.30		3:54AM 0.23	3:40PM 0.11		4:22AM 0.20	4:26PM 0.24		4:51AM 0.18	5:10PM 0.23		5:21AM 0.18	5:57PM 0.24		5:54AM 0.19		6:49PM 0.27	6:29AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	22	24	24	22	24	25	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	23	23	24	22	22	23
Low °C	24	22	22	24	22	22	24	21	21	24	21	21	23	21	21	23	22	21	23	21	21	23
Chill °C (?)	25	22	24	24	22	24	25	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	23	23	24	22	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-
Sunset	7:54	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	5:52	-	7:50	-	-	7:49
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	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	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	12	16	20	20	19	18	18	16	18	17	16	16	16	14	16	15	15	20	19	18	11	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 16				Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								Thu
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	4PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	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	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	0	0	0	3	3	3	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 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
Period(s) (?)	12	15	15	13	12	12	14	14	20	20	20	13	13	13	13	13	18	18	12	12	12	13
Energy(?)	10	7	7	816	758	831	1181	1182	22	30	67	1369	1329	1341	1237	1236	117	117	982	938	1052	1160
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	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)				8:50PM 1.19					9:18AM 0.93				9:26PM 1.21				9:53AM 1.01				10:01PM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)		2:18PM 0.35					3:30AM 0.08				3:01PM 0.30				3:54AM 0.23				1:39PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	25	24	22	22	22	22	22	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	22	24	25	23	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	24	25	24	22	22	22	22	22	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	22	24	25	23	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 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
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	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	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	15	16	16	15	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 16	Tuesday 17
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	2AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	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	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	0	0	0	3	3	3	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	13	13	13	12	12	15	15	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	10	10	10	1117	1117	1101	928	1026	7	7	8	816	804	786	758	809	4	4	878	902	915	915
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)												8:50PM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)						2:18PM 0.35													1:29AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-