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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	Sat		Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thu		Fri				Sat
	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	AM	PM	AM	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	El Chinchorro Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Puerto Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	21	14	14	18	18	16	16
Energy	992	1015	1269	1372	1372	971	971	1038	1383	1619	1643	1788	1060	952	1120	2016	1127	850	3433	3381	2270	1891
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	glass	cross	cross	on	cross	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		9:53PM 0.82	2:44AM 0.49	9:05AM 1.04	10:28PM 0.77	9:25PM 0.59		11:04PM 0.72	11:26AM 1.19		11:57PM 0.51	12:05PM 1.15		12:30AM 0.65	12:48PM 1.10		1:29AM 0.63	1:37PM 1.06		2:43AM 0.64
Low Tide / height (m)	4:21PM 0.28	3:32AM 0.25	9:36PM 0.14		4:00AM 0.28	2:54AM 0.14	5:42PM 0.32	4:29AM 0.32		6:26PM 0.35		5:01AM 0.36	7:15PM 0.38		5:37AM 0.40		8:08PM 0.39	6:22AM 0.45		9:05PM 0.39	7:24AM 0.49	6:40AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	20	12	22	20	20	21	15	15	21	19	20	21
Low °C	20	18	18	19	18	18	19	19	19	21	19	11	21	19	19	20	15	15	20	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	21	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	20	9	22	20	20	21	13	14	21	19	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	5:56	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-
Sunset	6:20	5:22	-	6:19	5:22	-	-	5:21	-	6:17	5:21	-	6:17	5:20	-	6:17	5:32	-	6:16	5:19	-	6:16
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	0.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	15	14	14	16	13	13	12	12	14	14	18	18	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	-	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW	1.2 SW	-	0.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	15	12	12	18	18	19	12	13	13	-	20	20	18	21	-	14	12	12	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	1.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	14	4	-	-	-	-

	Sat		Sun	Sat		Sunday 03								Monday 04								Tue
	11AM	2PM	6:30AM	7PM	11PM	1AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	0	0	1	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.2 W	2.5 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	18	14	14	12	12	16	12	15	16	16	14	13	14	14	13	13	18	20	13	12	12	16
Energy	80	16	4709	1074	1012	1087	1156	1241	50	73	1334	1307	1210	1225	1156	1035	63	79	1026	1143	1053	1122
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	9:44AM 1.24				9:53PM 0.82				10:17AM 1.24				10:28PM 0.77				10:51AM 1.22					10:08PM 0.54
Low Tide / height (m)							3:32AM 0.25				4:55PM 0.13	5:01PM 0.30			4:00AM 0.28					5:42PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	15	19	18	18	17	17	19	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	19	19	18
Chill °C (?)	20	20	12	19	18	18	17	17	19	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	19	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:19	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	18	18	-	13	16	16	15	15	15	12	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	20	19	18	17	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sat		Sun	Saturday 02												Sunday 03
	9AM	10AM	0:30AM	11AM	1PM	1PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	0	0	1	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW	2.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s)	18	18	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	12	12	12	12
Energy	61	80	1760	1131	1141	1142	950	1091	286	286	1041	983	1014	1012	1012	1098	21	21	1106	1084	1156	1140
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	on	cross	on	on	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		9:44AM 1.24												9:53PM 0.82
Low Tide / height (m)									4:21PM 0.28											3:32AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	16	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18
Chill °C (?)	19	19	14	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	-	18	18	18	18	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-