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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	Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Mon		Tuesday 05			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	3	0	0	2	3	0	4	0	1	4	0	0	4	0	0	4	1	1	4	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.1 W	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.6 SSW	0.2 WNW	1.0 SW	1.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	1.8 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	2.0 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SSW
Period(s)	19	12	11	9	10	16	10	15	18	14	12	15	16	14	18	18	13	12	13	14	13	16
Energy	7	629	525	383	395	366	52	1331	45	682	1011	21	50	1251	64	63	889	277	295	1656	1376	3645
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	on	glass	cross- on	on	glass	glass	on	glass	off	on	glass	cross	on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		8:00PM 0.99		8:35AM 1.18		8:40PM 0.93	9:10AM 1.22		9:17PM 0.88	9:44AM 1.24		9:53PM 0.82	9:06AM 1.04		10:28PM 0.77	10:51AM 1.22		11:04PM 0.72	11:26AM 1.19		11:44PM 0.68	12:05PM 1.15
Low Tide / height (m)		2:09PM 0.30	2:06AM 0.19		2:56PM 0.28	2:35AM 0.20		3:39PM 0.27	3:04AM 0.22		4:21PM 0.28	3:32AM 0.25		5:01PM 0.30	4:00AM 0.28		5:42PM 0.32	4:29AM 0.32		6:26PM 0.35		5:01AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	2
High °C	20	21	19	20	21	18	19	21	18	16	20	18	20	20	18	19	20	17	17	21	13	13
Low °C	18	20	18	20	20	18	18	20	18	15	20	18	18	19	17	17	19	16	13	20	13	12
Chill °C (?)	20	21	19	20	21	18	19	21	18	14	20	18	20	20	18	19	20	16	16	21	10	11
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	5:56	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:22	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:19	-	-	5:21	5:35	-	6:17	5:35	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.0 SW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	2.0 SW	0.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	9	10	8	16	15	14	14	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	12	13	14	13	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	19	18	18	11	11	16	9	10	18	8	13	16	15	12	18	18	16	24	15	13	20	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	1.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WSW	0.7 W	-	1.8 SW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	13	16

	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 01
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	4PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	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	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 WNW	1.8 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	19	14	18	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	10	9	8	16	16	16	16	11	16	14
Energy	781	771	7	4	6	562	516	525	516	400	397	286	394	239	225	366	437	349	738	40	25	1542
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	glass
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	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 Tide / height (m)		7:59AM 1.11				8:00PM 0.99					8:35AM 1.18				8:40PM 0.93				9:10AM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)					2:09PM 0.30				2:06AM 0.19				1:47PM 0.14				2:35AM 0.20				3:39PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	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	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	20	21	20	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	18	18	18	18	18	19	21	20	18
Chill °C (?)	18	18	20	21	20	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	18	18	18	18	18	19	21	20	18
Sunrise	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	10	9	8	8	8	8	16	15	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	19	13	19	14	18	18	18	18	18	11	11	11	11	11	10	16	16	16	9	9	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 29																					Thu
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	2PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	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	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.4 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	19	19	19	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	20	20	11
Energy	883	883	7	7	10	771	771	775	768	687	673	637	643	639	629	645	565	562	553	21	21	516
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)						7:59AM 1.11												8:00PM 0.99
Low Tide / height (m)													1:03PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
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	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	19	19	19	19	13	13	13	19	19	19	14	14	14	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-