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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	Sat		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Sat
	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	0	4	4	0	5	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	0.1 NW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	0.1 NW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	12	15	15	-	13	13	-	16	16	-	15	15	18	15	15	16	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1207	1207	3	1550	1724	0	1537	1543	0	3371	3371	0	2431	2354	12	2521	2513	13	1435	1435	1012	1439
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross	on
High Tide / height (m)	4:36PM 1.02		5:43AM 0.73	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
Low Tide / height (m)		11:51PM 0.39	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			4:04PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	22	22	23	22	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	23	22	22	22
Low °C	22	21	21	22	21	21	23	22	22	23	22	21	22	21	21	22	21	20	22	21	20	22
Chill °C (?)	23	22	22	23	22	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	23	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-
Sunset	6:34	5:36	-	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	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	16	15	15	14	13	13	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	12	12	12	20	16	16	-	-	-	-	20	19	18	15	15	16	16	13	22	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	7PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo 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	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	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	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	-	-	-	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	11	11	14	14	14	14	15	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	14	18	18
Energy(?)	5	2	3	1225	1222	1225	1373	1570	3	3	3	1431	1392	1351	1245	1255	0	0	0	1766	2125	3067
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:36PM 1.02					5:43AM 0.73				5:33PM 1.05				6:29AM 0.81
Low Tide / height (m)	9:30AM 0.51					11:51PM 0.39			10:52AM 0.49					12:29AM 0.34				11:57AM 0.44				1:01AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	22	21	20	20	21	21	23	23	23	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	22	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	22	21	20	20	21	21	23	23	23	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 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	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	18
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 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SW	1.3 SSW	-
Period (s)	13	11	11	11	-	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
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	3AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo 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	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 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	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	14	14	15
Energy(?)	5	5	5	1082	1082	1079	1206	1207	3	3	3	1225	1225	1225	1222	1222	3	3	3	1506	1373	1450
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)									4:36PM 1.02													5:43AM 0.73
Low Tide / height (m)		9:30AM 0.51														11:51PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 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	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	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	0.9 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	12	12	12	16	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-