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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	Sun	Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	Night	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	Night	PM	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	El Chinchorro Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras 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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	1	5	5	1	4	5	1	4	4	1	4	4	1	5	5	1	4	4	1	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	0.6 SSW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	0.7 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	0.7 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	21	13	18	18	12	16	16	13	15	14	11	13	12	22	19	19	18	16	16	16	15	14
Energy(?)	1378	148	3179	3223	109	3218	2862	201	2181	1851	148	1174	1289	576	3096	3648	722	3594	2924	752	1841	1515
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	on	cross	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	glass	cross	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	1:28AM 0.85		2:16PM 1.07	2:08AM 0.76		3:10PM 1.04	4:37AM 0.46	6:29PM 0.73	3:48AM 0.47		4:29AM 0.65	5:32PM 1.03		6:08AM 0.66	1:41AM 0.62				5:38PM 0.91	8:04AM 0.77		8:13PM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)		7:27AM 0.36		8:52PM 0.49	8:01AM 0.40		11:00AM 0.04		12:46AM 0.43	11:42PM 0.53	9:53AM 0.48		1:01AM 0.49	11:18AM 0.48		10:24AM 0.09		12:32PM 0.45			1:29PM 0.40	2:58AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	19	25	24	25	25	24	19	24	22	18	24	22	16	24	23	21	24	22	24	24	22
Low °C	22	18	24	23	24	25	23	17	24	22	15	23	22	16	24	22	19	23	21	23	23	21
Chill °C (?)	23	19	25	24	25	25	24	18	24	22	17	24	22	15	24	23	21	24	22	24	24	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:49	8:00	6:01	7:47	8:00	6:00	7:46	7:59	-	7:45	7:58	-	7:44	7:58	5:59	7:43	7:57	-	7:40	7:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	0.6 SSW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	0.7 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	0.7 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	12	13	18	18	12	16	16	13	15	14	11	13	12	22	19	19	18	16	16	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.2 ESE	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	-	0.1 NW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	0.1 W
Period (s)	21	3	11	11	16	20	20	-	15	7	13	24	22	12	13	13	11	13	13	-	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	-	-	0.7 SE	-	-	0.9 ESE	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	-	0.7 SE	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	10	10	5	-	-	4	-	-	5	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	-

	Sun		Monday 09				Tuesday 10			Mon	Tuesday 10				Wednesday 11			Tue		Wednesday 11
	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	1:30AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	1:30AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9PM	10PM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	El Chinchorro 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	El Chinchorro 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	El Brazo Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	5	5	5	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SSW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	21	21	20	20	19	12	12	12	18	17	17	16	16	12	12	13	15	15	16	16	16
Energy(?)	877	1097	1378	1570	1984	2583	97	94	67	3613	3680	3364	2848	2877	156	171	415	2752	2767	3064	2982	2944
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)				1:28AM 0.85					4:55AM 0.50			2:08AM 0.76					4:37AM 0.46				3:02AM 0.69
Low Tide / height (m)		7:54PM 0.43				7:27AM 0.36	12:04AM 0.24			8:52PM 0.49				8:01AM 0.40	12:27AM 0.33				8:29PM 0.33			8:46AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	23	22	22	22	22	16	17	17	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	19	23	22	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	24	23	22	22	22	22	16	17	17	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	18	23	22	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41
Sunset	8:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	20	20	19	12	12	12	18	17	17	16	16	12	12	13	15	15	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	-	0.4 SE	0.2 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.2 S	-	-
Period (s)	22	21	21	11	11	11	-	3	3	11	10	10	10	10	15	14	-	18	18	9	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	-	-	4	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 08						Monday 09
	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	11:30AM	12:30PM	1:30PM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	7:30PM	8:30PM	9:30PM	9AM	8AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	El Chinchorro 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	El Chinchorro 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	El Brazo Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	5	5	5	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	21	13	13	13	21	20	20	20	20	12	12	12	19	19	19	19	19
Energy(?)	755	818	877	946	1036	1097	220	214	214	1378	1570	1570	1817	1767	139	136	136	2583	2733	2890	3064	3162
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)											1:28AM 0.85
Low Tide / height (m)					7:54PM 0.43		10:51AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	25	24	24	23	23	16	17	17	22	22	22	22	22	19	18	18	22	22	23	24	24
Chill °C (?)	25	25	24	24	23	23	16	17	17	22	22	22	22	22	19	18	18	22	22	23	24	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	20	20	20	20	12	12	12	19	19	19	19	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	-	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	-	-	-	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	22	22	22	22	22	21	-	3	3	21	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-