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			Sat		Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	4	0	0	4	5	5	4	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	5	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	-	-	1.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	-	-	2.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	2.5 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.9 SSW	0.1 NW	0.3 SW	1.9 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	15	-	-	13	18	16	16	-	-	15	19	18	15	16	16	14	14	22	16	18	16
Energy(?)	3	1701	0	0	1462	2928	3238	3371	0	0	2128	15	12	2628	10	13	1435	8	90	2054	97	162
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on	glass	cross	on	glass	cross	on	glass	cross	on	glass	cross	on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		5:33PM 1.05		6:29AM 0.81	6:21PM 1.07			7:04PM 1.09		7:44AM 1.02	7:45PM 1.09		8:20AM 1.12		8:26PM 1.07	8:57AM 1.22		9:07PM 1.03			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			1:32AM 0.23	1:41PM 0.31		2:02AM 0.19		2:28PM 0.26	2:34AM 0.16		3:15PM 0.21	3:07AM 0.15		4:04PM 0.19	3:42AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	21	23	23	21	23	24	22	23	23	21	22	23	20	22	23	20	22	23	16	15
Low °C	21	22	20	21	23	21	21	23	20	21	23	20	20	22	20	20	22	20	20	22	16	14
Chill °C (?)	23	23	21	23	23	21	23	24	22	23	23	21	22	23	20	22	23	20	22	23	16	14
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:32	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:29	5:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14	13	18	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	16	11	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	0.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	1.0 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	-	20	16	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	18	15	16	16	16	14	22	21	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SW	0.4 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4

	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	10AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	5	5	5	0	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	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	2.5 SSW	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	14	18	18	17	16	16	-	16	16
Energy(?)	1373	1570	3	3	3	3	1389	1351	1228	1255	0	0	0	1840	2270	2928	3083	3178	3100	0	3371	3287
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	-	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		5:43AM 0.73				5:33PM 1.05				6:29AM 0.81				6:21PM 1.07				7:08AM 0.91				7:04PM 1.09
Low Tide / height (m)			10:52AM 0.49					12:29AM 0.34				11:57AM 0.44				1:01AM 0.29				12:52PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	23	23	22	21	21	21	20	21	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	23	24	23	22
Chill °C (?)	21	21	23	23	22	21	21	21	20	21	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	23	24	23	22
Sunrise	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 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 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	18	17	16	16	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 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	-	-	22	22	20	20	16	18	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 12	Mon
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	8AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	8PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	5	5	5	0	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	15	12	14	14
Energy(?)	1280	1335	3	3	3	3	1746	1769	1791	1791	3	3	3	1724	1701	1510	1470	1431	1412	3	1392	1373
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	glass	on	cross	glass	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)				5:43AM 0.73												5:33PM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)									10:52AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20
Chill °C (?)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20
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	1.9 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	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
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	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-