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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Atacama Wavefinder

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	Wed	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	3	0	4	4	0	4	5	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	4	5	0	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	0.1 W	1.2 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.2 WNW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.1 W	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.1 W	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.2 WNW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	16	15	14	-	14	14	-	16	16	13	14	14	12	13	13	15	14	14	13	16	16
Energy(?)	549	5	891	2037	0	2480	2396	0	3456	3412	17	1753	1649	3	791	567	4	1318	1706	28	4299	3851
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	cross	cross- off	on	cross	glass	on	glass	glass	on	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:45AM 0.69	4:31PM 1.19		5:24AM 0.69					7:00PM 1.21	7:49AM 0.84	5:55AM 0.67	7:57PM 1.22	8:38AM 0.94		8:46PM 1.21	9:20AM 1.03		9:29PM 1.18	9:59AM 1.10		10:07PM 1.13
Low Tide / height (m)		9:11AM 0.38		11:54PM 0.37	10:39AM 0.41	9:01AM 0.24	1:04AM 0.32	11:14PM 0.11	12:08PM 0.39	1:57AM 0.27		11:27AM 0.17	2:40AM 0.23		2:22PM 0.30		3:16AM 0.20	3:14PM 0.26		3:49AM 0.19	4:01PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	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	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	23	23	21	23	23	21	23	23	22	23	23	22	23	23	21	23	23	23	23	23	22
Low °C	21	21	23	20	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	22	21	20	22	21
Chill °C (?)	22	23	23	21	23	23	21	23	23	22	23	23	22	23	23	21	23	23	23	23	23	22
Sunrise	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:47	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	5:46	-	7:44	5:45	-	7:44	-	-	7:43	5:44	-	7:42	5:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	15	14	15	14	14	16	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	17	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	-	-	0.8 SSW	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	17	16	10	17	-	-	18	-	-	-	13	16	11	12	12	15	21	20	19	13	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wed		Thursday 26								Friday 27								Saturday 28
	4PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	7AM	12PM	1PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	1AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	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
Rating	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.1 W	1.2 SSW	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	15	14	14	13	16	15	-	-	-	14	14	14	16	16
Energy(?)	721	672	617	550	534	532	2	883	4	1703	2037	2119	2731	2550	0	0	0	2265	2396	2578	3339	3339
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	1:24PM 0.98				3:45AM 0.69				4:31PM 1.19				5:24AM 0.69				5:51PM 1.19					6:47AM 0.75
Low Tide / height (m)			10:25PM 0.39				9:11AM 0.38				11:54PM 0.37	10:11PM 0.17			10:39AM 0.41					1:04AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	23	21	21	21	20	21	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	23	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	23	21	21	21	20	21	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46
Sunset	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	14	14	14	13	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	10	18	18	17	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 25								Thursday 26
	2PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	7PM	10PM	9PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	1AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	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
Rating	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.5 SSW	0.5 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	16	16	16	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	728	749	725	682	686	672	86	579	80	617	550	550	509	509	5	5	5	474	530	567	621	621
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	on	on	on	cross	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	1:24PM 0.98												3:45AM 0.69
Low Tide / height (m)								8:47PM 0.20											9:11AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23
Chill °C (?)	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-