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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	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sun
	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama
Rating	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	0.1 NW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	0.1 NW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.2 WNW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SW	2.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	15	15	-	13	13	-	16	16	15	15	15	18	15	15	16	14	14	14	16	15	16
Energy(?)	3	1550	1724	0	1462	1543	0	3371	3371	2444	2280	2442	12	2663	2581	10	1435	1568	38	1942	2026	2948
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross- off	on	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)		5:33PM 1.05		6:29AM 0.81	6:21PM 1.07		7:08AM 0.91	7:04PM 1.09		7:44AM 1.02	7:45PM 1.09		8:20AM 1.12		8:26PM 1.07	8:57AM 1.22			9:37AM 1.30		9:50PM 0.97	10:19AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)	10:52AM 0.49		12:29AM 0.34	11:57AM 0.44		1:01AM 0.29	12:52PM 0.38		1:32AM 0.23	1:41PM 0.31		2:02AM 0.19		2:28PM 0.26	2:34AM 0.16		3:15PM 0.21				3:42AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	20	21
Low °C	21	22	21	21	23	22	21	23	22	21	22	21	20	22	21	20	22	21	20	22	19	20
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	20	21
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52
Sunset	-	6:32	5:35	-	6:31	5:34	-	6:30	5:34	-	6:30	5:32	-	6:30	5:31	-	6:29	5:30	-	6:29	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SW	2.4 SSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	14	13	13	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	16	15	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.1 NW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	20	16	16	-	-	-	-	20	20	18	15	15	16	16	13	14	13	14	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

	Sat	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	1AM	5AM	7AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	5	5	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	-	-	-	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	15	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	14	18	18	17	16	-	-
Energy(?)	1222	1225	1373	1570	3	3	3	1431	1392	1351	1228	1255	0	0	0	1840	2270	2928	3083	3178	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross
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	-	mid-flow	-	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				5:43AM 0.73				5:33PM 1.05				6:29AM 0.81				6:21PM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)		11:51PM 0.39			10:52AM 0.49					12:29AM 0.34				11:57AM 0.44								12:52PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	21	21	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	23	24
Chill °C (?)	21	21	21	21	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	18	17	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	22	22	20	20	16	18	18	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 11	Sunday 12
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	1PM	3PM	3PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	5	5	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	14	14	15	15	15	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	12	12
Energy(?)	1225	1225	1222	1222	3	3	3	1335	1373	1450	1510	1570	3	3	3	1791	1791	1791	1746	1746	3	3
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	cross	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)										5:43AM 0.73												5:33PM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)				11:51PM 0.39											10:52AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22
Chill °C (?)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	11	11	-	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-