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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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Fri	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05
	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Buey Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s)	14	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	19	18	18	19	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	14
Energy	2505	2732	2419	2602	2032	1958	1221	807	728	784	1251	1846	1555	2104	2370	1987	2767	2675	2311	1830	1363	1379
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	on	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:13PM 0.77	8:47AM 1.24		8:54PM 0.74	9:22AM 1.25		9:33PM 0.71	9:56AM 1.25		10:11PM 0.69	10:31AM 1.23		10:50PM 0.67	11:07AM 1.21		11:31PM 0.66	11:43AM 1.17		12:17AM 0.65	12:21PM 1.14		1:09AM 0.65
Low Tide / height (m)	1:55AM 0.22		3:33PM 0.29	2:27AM 0.24		4:14PM 0.28	2:59AM 0.25		4:53PM 0.28	3:32AM 0.28		5:32PM 0.29	4:05AM 0.30		6:12PM 0.30	4:40AM 0.34		6:52PM 0.31		5:18AM 0.38	7:34PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	19	20	17	19	19	17	19	20	17	19	20	18	19	20	17	19	20	17	18	20	16
Low °C	16	16	18	16	16	19	17	16	19	17	17	20	16	17	19	16	16	18	16	17	18	16
Chill °C (?)	17	19	20	17	19	19	17	19	20	17	19	20	18	19	20	17	19	20	17	18	20	16
Sunrise	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	14	12	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	18	18	16	16	17	14	18	17	16	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SW	-	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	1.4 SW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	20	19	12	11	11	-	10	9	9	19	6	11	19	19	10	18	18	6	6	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 29			Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Monday 01
	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Puntilla Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Las Machas Atacama	El Buey Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	12	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14
Energy	2498	2535	2515	2505	2504	2603	2732	2499	2419	2487	2786	2602	2568	2195	2032	2054	1958	1816	1419	1221	904	865
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			8:13PM 0.77				8:47AM 1.24				8:54PM 0.74				9:22AM 1.25				9:33PM 0.71
Low Tide / height (m)	2:51PM 0.31			1:55AM 0.22					3:33PM 0.29				2:27AM 0.24				4:14PM 0.28				2:59AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	17	17	16	16	16	19	20	18	17	17	17	16	16	19	19	19	17	17	17	17	16
Chill °C (?)	19	17	17	16	16	16	19	20	18	17	17	17	16	16	19	19	19	17	17	17	17	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05
Sunset	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	-	-	0.1 S	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	24	10	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 29									Saturday 30
	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	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	20	20	19	19	19	19	19
Energy	2566	2491	2498	2580	2424	2535	2529	2522	2515	2391	2411	2505	2505	2490	2504	2335	2618	2603	2772	2680	2732	2577
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)							8:13PM 0.77												8:47AM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)	2:51PM 0.31											1:55AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	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	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	19
Chill °C (?)	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-