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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	Thu		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thu
	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	2	2	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.2 WSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	0.2 WSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.1 W	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 NW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	13	16	16	12	16	16	14	14	14	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	11
Energy(?)	2663	2547	1680	1568	1435	17	2189	2195	14	2504	2532	1768	1628	1644	3	1057	1154	5	693	497	457	581
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross	on	glass	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		8:26PM 1.07	8:57AM 1.22		9:07PM 1.03	9:37AM 1.30		9:50PM 0.97	10:19AM 1.35		10:35PM 0.90	11:04AM 1.36		11:25PM 0.82	11:55AM 1.34		12:22AM 0.75	12:53PM 1.30		1:31AM 0.70	12:49AM 0.51
Low Tide / height (m)	2:28PM 0.26	2:34AM 0.16		3:15PM 0.21	3:07AM 0.15		4:04PM 0.19	3:42AM 0.15		4:55PM 0.19	4:19AM 0.17		5:50PM 0.22		5:01AM 0.21	6:52PM 0.25		5:50AM 0.27		8:02PM 0.28	7:19PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	22	22	23	22	21	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	22	20	20	21
Low °C	22	20	20	22	21	20	22	20	20	21	20	19	22	20	19	21	20	19	21	19	19	20
Chill °C (?)	23	22	22	23	22	21	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	22	20	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-
Sunset	6:30	5:31	-	6:29	5:30	-	6:29	5:30	-	6:28	5:30	-	6:27	5:29	-	6:27	5:29	-	6:25	-	-	6:24
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	16	16	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	-	12	12	12	12	15	14	13	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 16					Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	10PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	El Puerto 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	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	2768	8	8	2284	2253	2092	1939	1870	13	13	1568	1440	1455	1435	1474	1469	17	38	38	2107	1937	1987
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	glass
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)	8:20AM 1.12				8:26PM 1.07				8:57AM 1.22				9:07PM 1.03				9:37AM 1.30				8:44PM 0.77
Low Tide / height (m)			2:28PM 0.26				2:34AM 0.16				3:15PM 0.21				3:07AM 0.15				4:04PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	23	22	21	20	20	20	20	22	23	22	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	20	20	19
Chill °C (?)	21	23	22	21	20	20	20	20	22	23	22	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	20	20	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 NW	0.1 W
Period (s)	18	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	17	18	13	13	13	13	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 16	Friday 17
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	4AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	El Puerto 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	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	18	18	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	14	14	14
Energy(?)	2839	12	12	2849	2771	2735	2699	2663	8	9	2315	2284	2253	2253	2253	2092	10	10	10	2092	2082	1939
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	on	on	on	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:20AM 1.12												8:26PM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)							2:28PM 0.26												2:34AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-