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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	Sun	Mon		Tue				Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	Night	AM	PM	AM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Caleta Sama 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
Rating	0	0	3	1	3	3	3	0	4	4	1	4	0	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.2 WNW	0.1 SW	1.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	0.1 NW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 W	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 W	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	18	13	15	12	20	10	18	17	17	13	15	15	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	16	16
Energy(?)	21	12	793	270	837	673	449	455	967	972	299	1257	1051	7	1302	1288	5	1194	1196	3	1883	1791
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	11:25PM 0.83	11:54AM 1.15		12:07AM 0.56	12:34PM 1.11		12:43AM 0.70	1:22PM 1.07	12:32PM 0.84	1:41AM 0.65	1:18AM 0.43	2:21PM 1.03	3:07AM 0.64			4:39AM 0.66		4:36PM 1.02		5:43AM 0.73
Low Tide / height (m)		5:07AM 0.32	6:37PM 0.39		5:36AM 0.37	7:31PM 0.44		6:10AM 0.41	5:11AM 0.27	8:37PM 0.47	8:07PM 0.28		9:54PM 0.47	8:01AM 0.50		11:02PM 0.44	9:30AM 0.51		11:51PM 0.39	10:52AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	24	25	16	24	24	23	23	24	23	20	24	21	23	24	22	22	23	22	22	23	22
Low °C	22	22	24	16	22	23	22	22	23	22	19	23	21	21	22	22	21	22	21	21	22	21
Chill °C (?)	23	24	25	16	24	24	23	23	24	23	20	24	21	23	24	22	22	23	22	22	23	22
Sunrise	-	6:48	-	6:37	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	5:38	-	6:36	5:37	6:06	6:35	-	-	6:35	5:37	-	6:34	5:36	-	6:32	5:35
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.6 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	5	12	10	8	10	9	9	13	10	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	10	10	23	12	13	12	10	18	17	17	-	15	10	9	9	9	13	11	11	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 SW	0.3 SSE	-	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	3	-	8	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-

	Sunday 05			Monday 06								Tuesday 07			Wed	Tuesday 07				Wednesday 08
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	4PM	8PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	0:30AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Chinchorro Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	3	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	19	12	12	13	13	13	18	15	13	12	13	12	12	12	13	20	20	19	12	12	18	18
Energy(?)	19	860	850	804	714	759	12	8	881	775	698	664	774	757	413	733	673	659	824	886	1028	1013
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				11:24PM 0.64				11:54AM 1.15				12:00AM 0.76				12:34PM 1.11				12:43AM 0.70
Low Tide / height (m)		5:51PM 0.35				5:07AM 0.32				6:37PM 0.39				5:36AM 0.37	10:53PM 0.24			7:31PM 0.44				5:09AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	22	23	22	22	22	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	14	24	23	22	21	21	22	22
Chill °C (?)	23	22	23	22	22	22	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	14	24	23	22	21	21	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50
Sunset	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	10	13	12	13	12	12	12	13	10	10	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.1 NW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	19	15	15	10	10	10	10	13	23	14	9	9	13	13	-	12	12	8	19	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	2	8	8	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 05									Monday 06
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	10PM	0AM	0AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	6:30PM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Chinchorro Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	3	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	19	12	12	12	12	12	19	15	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	18	895	880	860	860	860	14	11	869	745	930	795	719	714	111	714	749	759	723	756	746	746
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)										11:25PM 0.83												10:48AM 0.94
Low Tide / height (m)				5:48PM 0.17												5:07AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	18	22	22	22	23	24	23	23
Chill °C (?)	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	18	22	22	22	23	24	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	-	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	19	19	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	10	10	10	-	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-