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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	Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM	PM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	3	4	0	3	3	0	3	4	0	4	4	0	3	3	0	4	4	1	5	5	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	0.1 NW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.1 SW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	1.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.1 NW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	18	13	12	18	11	11	-	15	14	15	13	13	12	12	21	13	18	18	15
Energy(?)	862	719	927	15	971	759	22	729	754	0	1378	1577	8	1192	983	736	771	1388	121	3160	3067	239
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	cross	on	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	on	glass	cross	on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		8:13AM 0.80	10:32PM 1.31	10:58AM 1.05			11:37AM 1.09		11:46PM 1.15	9:37PM 0.96	12:14PM 1.11	12:20AM 1.05		12:52PM 1.11	12:54AM 0.95		1:32PM 1.09	1:28AM 0.85		2:16PM 1.07	2:08AM 0.76	12:15AM 0.54
Low Tide / height (m)	2:24AM -0.01			5:00AM 0.18	4:52PM 0.22	2:46PM 0.05	5:32AM 0.19	5:36PM 0.25		3:54AM 0.04		6:20PM 0.31	6:30AM 0.26		7:05PM 0.37	6:58AM 0.31		7:54PM 0.43	7:27AM 0.36		8:52PM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	24	22	23	24	23	24	25	22	23	24	22	24	24	23	23	24	22	20	25	24	28
Low °C	22	24	21	21	24	22	22	24	21	22	23	22	22	24	22	22	23	21	20	24	22	27
Chill °C (?)	24	24	22	23	24	23	24	25	22	23	24	22	24	24	23	23	24	22	20	25	24	28
Sunrise	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:05	-	-	8:05	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:01	-	7:49	8:00	6:01	7:47
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	18	18	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	19	19	6	18	18	13	16	12	11	16	15	15	15	15	13	24	23	21	18	11	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Mon	Tuesday 03							Wednesday 04								Thursday 05
	10PM	1AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	1PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	1AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras 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	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.1 W	1.4 SW	0.1 W	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.2 WNW	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	19	13	19	13	13	13	13	13	18	18	13	12	12	12	12	12	16	11
Energy(?)	1075	867	861	862	7	718	7	864	927	1086	1060	1045	18	18	13	855	759	854	833	744	25	704
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- on
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	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	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					10:18AM 1.00				10:32PM 1.31				10:58AM 1.05				11:10PM 1.24				11:37AM 1.09
Low Tide / height (m)			4:27AM 0.18				4:05PM 0.21				5:00AM 0.18				4:52PM 0.22				5:32AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	21	22	24	24	24	22	22	21	21	21	23	24	24	22	23	22	22	22	24	24
Chill °C (?)	22	22	21	22	24	24	24	22	22	21	21	21	23	24	24	22	23	22	22	22	24	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	13	19	19	19	19	15	19	16	6	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	13	18	18	16	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Mon		Tuesday 03
	8PM	9PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	1AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	5AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras 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	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.1 W	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	19	19	19	13	13	13	13	13	19	13
Energy(?)	1291	1101	1075	1029	907	877	875	875	861	803	862	862	21	21	7	714	717	719	716	714	7	717
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)														10:18AM 1.00
Low Tide / height (m)								4:27AM 0.18												4:05PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	21	22	21	22	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	21	22	21	22	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	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 NW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	5	5	6	5	4	4	6