Atacama Surf

Atacama Surf Forecast

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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	Wed	Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Rancio Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	6	8	4	6	4	5	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s)	18	18	16	16	15	15	14	13	22	20	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	19	17
Energy	1710	2086	2226	2145	1461	1286	1427	1859	2737	5695	7185	6560	5439	3596	3027	1915	1400	1165	790	883	1213	1623
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	glass	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	11:31PM 0.66	11:43AM 1.17		12:17AM 0.65	12:21PM 1.14		1:09AM 0.65	1:00PM 1.09		2:07AM 0.68	1:44PM 1.05		3:07AM 0.73		2:33PM 1.00	4:05AM 0.81		3:29PM 0.94	4:58AM 0.91		4:28PM 0.89
Low Tide / height (m)	4:40AM 0.34		6:52PM 0.31		5:18AM 0.38	7:34PM 0.31		6:03AM 0.42		8:16PM 0.30	6:58AM 0.46		8:57PM 0.29	8:07AM 0.49		9:37PM 0.26	9:27AM 0.50		10:18PM 0.24	10:48AM 0.47		10:59PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	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	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	20	17	18	19	17	18	19	17	18	19	17	18	19	16	18	19	17	18	19	16
Low °C	16	17	19	16	16	18	16	16	18	16	16	18	16	16	18	16	16	18	15	15	18	16
Chill °C (?)	17	18	20	17	18	19	17	18	19	17	18	19	17	18	19	16	18	19	17	18	19	16
Sunrise	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:12	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	14	18	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	20	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	0.2 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.8 SW	1.3 SW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	18	11	18	6	12	11	6	24	22	15	15	-	13	13	13	-	21	20	20	18	19	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 03			Thursday 04								Friday 05								Saturday 06
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	El Buey Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s)	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	2076	2419	1954	1710	2409	2381	2086	2300	2226	2173	1841	2145	1731	1718	1461	1286	1286	1204	1254	1427	1403	1583
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				11:31PM 0.66				11:43AM 1.17				12:17AM 0.65				12:21PM 1.14				1:09AM 0.65
Low Tide / height (m)		6:12PM 0.30			4:40AM 0.34					6:52PM 0.31				5:18AM 0.38				7:34PM 0.31				6:03AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	17	17	16	17	18	20	19	17	16	16	16	16	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	18	17	17	17	16	17	18	20	19	17	16	16	16	16	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07
Sunset	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	17	18	14	14	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.3 SW	0.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	10	6	18	18	6	6	11	6	18	6	13	6	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	6	6	24
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 03									Thursday 04
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s)	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17
Energy	1946	2007	2076	2099	2068	2419	2419	1954	1954	1837	1710	1710	1710	2421	2409	2410	2381	2381	2219	2236	2086	2213
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)										11:31PM 0.66												11:43AM 1.17
Low Tide / height (m)					6:12PM 0.30										4:40AM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	18	19
Chill °C (?)	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	14	14	14	14	14	14	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	6	6	6	18	18	18	18	18	18	6	6	6	6	6	6	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-