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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 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	Night	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	1	5	5	1	5	4	0	4	4	0	3	4	0	4	4	0	3	4	0	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	0.7 SSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	0.1 W	2.2 SW	2.0 SSW	0.1 W	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	22	19	19	18	16	16	12	15	14	15	13	12	20	14	13	18	13	12	18	14	14
Energy(?)	1289	604	3273	3924	699	3815	3066	3	1989	1647	7	1037	721	14	1354	1329	119	1031	955	6	1814	1457
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)		6:08AM 0.66		6:37PM 1.06	7:16AM 0.71			4:22PM 0.38	2:16AM 0.76	8:13PM 1.16	8:43AM 0.85	6:50AM 0.63	6:49PM 1.01		2:56AM 0.82		9:53AM 1.01		10:01PM 1.21	10:27AM 1.09		10:36PM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)	10:46AM 0.07	11:18AM 0.48		1:51AM 0.44		12:32PM 0.45	9:57AM 0.10	7:12PM 0.35		2:58AM 0.33		12:16PM 0.18		1:29AM 0.08	8:28PM 0.16	9:27AM 0.08	3:54AM 0.23	3:44PM 0.26		4:22AM 0.20	4:26PM 0.24
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	16	24	24	22	24	22	24	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22
Low °C	22	15	24	23	20	24	21	22	24	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	21
Chill °C (?)	22	14	24	24	22	24	22	24	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	7:44	7:58	5:59	7:43	7:57	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	19	19	18	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	22	22	13	13	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	20	20	19	18	18	16	18	17	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 ESE	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Fri	Thu	Friday 13				Saturday 14			Fri	Saturday 14				Sun		Sat		Sunday 15
	7:30AM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	1:30AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9PM	0AM	1AM	4AM	7AM	1:30AM	4:30AM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	5	5	5	5	5	1	1	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	24	13	12	12	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15
Energy(?)	487	1115	1289	1404	1634	1644	769	921	1000	4684	4512	4659	4856	4745	774	834	3721	3308	3066	2850	2471	2373
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)						6:08AM 0.66		1:41AM 0.62		6:37PM 1.06				5:41AM 0.50		1:57AM 0.70		7:30PM 1.11				8:04AM 0.77
Low Tide / height (m)				1:01AM 0.49								12:10AM 0.22								2:27AM 0.38
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	22	22	22	22	22	15	16	16	23	22	22	21	21	17	17	24	22	22	22	21	22
Chill °C (?)	12	22	22	22	22	22	13	15	15	23	22	22	21	21	16	16	24	22	22	22	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	12	13	12	12	12	13	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	-	0.1 NW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W
Period (s)	24	23	22	21	21	21	12	11	11	13	13	13	-	13	11	22	13	13	13	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SE	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Fri	Thursday 12					Friday 13
	5:30AM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	11:30AM	12:30PM	1:30PM	1AM	2AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	7:30PM	8:30PM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	5	5	5	5	5	1	1	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	13	13	13	23	22	22	12	12	12	12	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20
Energy(?)	503	1212	1212	1020	1004	1115	554	648	612	1286	1479	1475	1400	1528	854	835	1608	1644	2028	2149	2412	2412
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	on	on	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)			5:32PM 1.03
Low Tide / height (m)							10:46AM 0.07				1:01AM 0.49										11:18AM 0.48
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	24	23	23	23	22	14	14	15	22	22	22	22	21	16	15	21	22	22	23	24	24
Chill °C (?)	12	24	23	23	23	22	12	12	13	22	22	22	22	21	14	13	21	22	22	23	24	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	21	21	12	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	12	12	21	21	20	20	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-

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