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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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	Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wed
	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	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	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
Rating	1	4	4	1	4	4	1	5	5	1	5	4	0	4	4	0	3	4	0	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.8 SW	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 NW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	15	14	10	13	12	22	19	19	18	16	16	12	15	14	12	13	12	20	14	13	18
Energy(?)	717	2181	1836	187	1174	1289	604	3273	3819	718	3815	3066	3	1989	1673	10	1101	775	7	1373	1329	118
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	glass	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		4:16PM 1.02		4:29AM 0.65	2:04AM 0.53				6:37PM 1.06			7:30PM 1.11	4:22PM 0.38	2:16AM 0.76		8:43AM 0.85		8:50PM 1.19	9:18AM 0.93			3:15PM 0.62
Low Tide / height (m)			11:42PM 0.53	9:53AM 0.48	12:43AM 0.53	10:46AM 0.07			1:51AM 0.44	12:10AM 0.22	12:32PM 0.45	2:27AM 0.38	7:12PM 0.35		9:38AM 0.11		2:18PM 0.35		3:27AM 0.27	3:01PM 0.30	9:27AM 0.08
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	24	23	18	24	22	16	24	24	21	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	24
Low °C	18	24	22	15	24	21	16	23	22	19	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21
Chill °C (?)	17	24	23	17	24	22	14	24	24	21	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43
Sunset	7:46	7:59	-	7:45	7:58	-	7:44	7:58	5:59	7:43	7:57	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:53	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.8 SW	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	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	13	15	14	10	13	12	12	19	19	18	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NW	-	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.4 SW	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	-	15	-	18	24	22	22	13	13	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	16	20	20	19	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SW	-	-	0.6 SE	-	-	0.9 ESE	-	-	0.5 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 11				Thursday 12			Wed	Thursday 12				Friday 13			Thu	Friday 13				Sat
	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	1:30AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9PM	0AM	1AM	6AM	9AM	1:30AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	1:30AM	4:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	5	5	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	16	16	16	12	12	11	14	14	14	13	13	10	12	24	13	12	12	21	21	20	19
Energy(?)	3154	3064	2982	2944	463	287	214	2114	1836	1615	1522	1303	261	513	497	1044	1289	1479	1634	1644	769	921
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)			3:02AM 0.69			3:48AM 0.47					4:29AM 0.65			2:04AM 0.53						6:08AM 0.66		1:41AM 0.62
Low Tide / height (m)				8:46AM 0.45	12:46AM 0.43				11:42PM 0.53	10:16PM 0.31			12:43AM 0.53					1:01AM 0.49
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	22	22	16	15	16	23	22	21	22	22	14	15	14	22	22	22	21	22	15	16
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	22	14	14	15	23	22	21	22	22	12	13	12	22	22	22	21	22	13	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	17	16	16	16	12	12	11	14	14	14	13	13	10	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	20	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	-	-	-	18	18	-	-	7	26	24	12	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.1 SSW	0.5 SE	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SE	0.9 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	12	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	5

	Tue		Wednesday 11											Thu		Wednesday 11					Thu
	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	3:30PM	4:30PM	5:30PM	5AM	6AM	5AM	8AM	9AM	11:30PM	0:30AM	1:30AM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	7:30AM	8:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	5	5	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	14	11	11
Energy(?)	2659	2768	2767	2982	727	717	694	3026	2982	2982	2944	2944	457	436	463	2399	2242	2181	2181	2152	214	210
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)																				4:16PM 1.02
Low Tide / height (m)		10:08PM 0.53										8:46AM 0.45			12:46AM 0.43
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	22	22	18	18	18	21	22	21	21	22	17	16	16	24	24	24	24	24	16	16
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	22	17	17	17	21	22	21	21	22	16	15	14	24	24	24	24	24	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	14	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	12	12	-	15	15	15	15	15	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	-	1.1 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	4	4

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