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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	Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Sat
	Night	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	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	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	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	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	5	4	0	4	4	0	3	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	3	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 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	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.1 W	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.2 W	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	17	16	16	12	15	14	12	13	12	20	14	13	18	12	12	18	14	14	16	13	12	13
Energy(?)	757	3815	3066	3	1986	1647	10	1101	758	7	1493	1329	119	896	1025	12	1705	1457	20	1003	795	45
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	cross	on	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		5:38PM 0.91	4:22PM 0.38	2:16AM 0.76		8:13PM 1.16	8:43AM 0.85		8:50PM 1.19	9:18AM 0.93		9:26PM 1.21	9:53AM 1.01		10:01PM 1.21	10:27AM 1.09		10:36PM 1.18	11:03AM 1.16		11:13PM 1.12	11:42AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)	10:43AM 0.28		7:12PM 0.35		9:38AM 0.11	2:58AM 0.33		2:18PM 0.35		3:27AM 0.27	3:01PM 0.30		3:54AM 0.23	3:44PM 0.26		4:22AM 0.20	4:26PM 0.24		4:51AM 0.18	5:10PM 0.23		5:21AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	25	23	24	25	22	24	24	22	23	24	22	23	23	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23
Low °C	17	24	22	22	24	22	22	24	21	21	23	21	22	22	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21
Chill °C (?)	17	25	23	24	25	22	24	24	22	23	24	22	23	23	22	23	24	22	23	24	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45
Sunset	-	7:57	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:53	-	-	5:54	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.5 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	16	20	20	19	18	18	16	18	17	16	16	16	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sat		Sunday 15			Sat	Sunday 15								Monday 16
	4AM	7AM	1:30AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras 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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	5	5	1	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	13
Energy(?)	4856	4745	757	825	662	3308	3066	2850	2471	2373	3	3	6	1673	1647	1473	1313	1171	7	7	7	898
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)		5:41AM 0.50		1:57AM 0.70		7:30PM 1.11				8:04AM 0.77				8:13PM 1.16				8:43AM 0.85				8:50PM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)								2:27AM 0.38				1:29PM 0.40				2:58AM 0.33				2:18PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	17	17	17	23	23	22	22	22	24	25	24	22	22	22	22	22	24	24	24	22
Chill °C (?)	22	22	16	16	16	23	23	22	22	22	24	25	24	22	22	22	22	22	24	24	24	22
Sunrise	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	-	13	11	22	21	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 14																				Sun
	2AM	3AM	7:30PM	8:30PM	9:30PM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras 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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	5	5	1	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	4873	4873	685	685	802	4762	4642	4534	4184	4133	4034	3815	3768	3721	3721	3462	3462	3308	3267	3066	3066	2887
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)																	7:30PM 1.11
Low Tide / height (m)										12:32PM 0.45
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	22	22	21	20	19	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22
Chill °C (?)	22	22	21	20	19	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	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)	13	13	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-