Atacama Surf

Atacama Surf Forecast

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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Atacama Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Atacama Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Atacama Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Atacama Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Atacama Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Atacama Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Atacama Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Atacama Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Atacama Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	El Buey Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	6	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	20	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13
Energy	5695	7264	6560	5439	3551	3149	1915	1500	1165	818	883	845	1292	1511	1664	1660	1473	1625	1466	1459	1237	1193
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	on	glass	glass	glass	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	2:07AM 0.68	1:44PM 1.05		3:07AM 0.73		2:33PM 1.00	4:05AM 0.81		3:29PM 0.94	4:58AM 0.91		4:28PM 0.89		5:48AM 1.04	5:30PM 0.84		6:36AM 1.16	6:30PM 0.81		7:23AM 1.27	7:29PM 0.78
Low Tide / height (m)	8:16PM 0.30	6:58AM 0.46		8:57PM 0.29	8:07AM 0.49		9:37PM 0.26	9:27AM 0.50		10:18PM 0.24	10:48AM 0.47		10:59PM 0.21	12:01PM 0.41		11:43PM 0.18	1:07PM 0.33		12:28AM 0.15		2:06PM 0.26	1:14AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	19	17	18	19	17	17	19	17	19	20	17	19	20	17	19	21	17	19	20	17
Low °C	16	16	18	16	16	18	16	17	18	16	16	18	16	16	19	17	17	19	17	16	19	16
Chill °C (?)	17	18	19	17	18	19	17	17	19	17	19	20	17	19	20	17	19	21	17	19	20	17
Sunrise	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	20	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	15	-	13	13	13	-	6	20	20	18	19	13	-	-	6	6	6	7	28	8	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 06			Sunday 07								Monday 08								Tuesday 09
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	2	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW
Period(s)	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14
Energy	2737	3570	3747	5695	6764	7590	7264	6711	6560	6221	6149	5439	4556	3983	3551	3360	3149	2775	2397	1915	1736	1633
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					2:07AM 0.68			1:44PM 1.05					3:07AM 0.73				2:33PM 1.00				4:05AM 0.81
Low Tide / height (m)			8:16PM 0.30			6:58AM 0.46					8:57PM 0.29				8:07AM 0.49				9:37PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	16	17	17	16	18	19	18	17	16	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	18	17	16	17	17	16	18	19	18	17	16	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09
Sunset	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	13	13	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	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 S
Period (s)	22	21	13	15	15	15	15	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	-	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 06	Sunday 07
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama
Rating	2	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period(s)	13	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Energy	2310	2659	2737	2804	3259	3570	3678	3515	3747	4946	4970	5695	6227	6214	6764	7019	7254	7590	7354	7504	7264	7106
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)													2:07AM 0.68
Low Tide / height (m)							8:16PM 0.30										6:58AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	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	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	18	19
Chill °C (?)	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	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
Period (s)	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-