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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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Tue	Wednesday 13			Thu		Fri				Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19
	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	AM	PM	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	3	0	3	3	0	2	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	0	4	4	0	4	4	0	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.7 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s)	14	17	13	13	16	13	15	14	13	13	15	16	12	13	16	16	12	14	14	19	11	11
Energy	846	92	579	567	909	487	592	772	567	575	1378	539	607	333	1092	1092	172	1444	1437	600	687	687
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		12:01AM 0.55			12:41AM 0.52		7:49AM 1.22	7:54PM 0.91			1:42AM 0.45	8:43PM 0.88	7:36PM 0.70	2:10AM 0.43	9:32PM 0.83	8:29PM 0.65	2:36AM 0.41	10:24PM 0.79	9:25PM 0.61	3:02AM 0.40	11:20PM 0.75	10:25PM 0.57
Low Tide / height (m)		6:52PM 0.37	12:35AM 0.20	11:31PM 0.06	7:28PM 0.26	1:11AM 0.16		2:15PM 0.26	1:49AM 0.13	12:43AM 0.00	8:40PM 0.13	2:29AM 0.12	1:24AM -0.01	9:17PM 0.11	3:11AM 0.13	2:09AM -0.00	9:56PM 0.13	3:56AM 0.15	2:58AM 0.02	10:36PM 0.18	4:45AM 0.19	3:51AM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	20	18	18	21	18	21	21	18	18	15	18	18	16	18	18	16	18	17	14	18	17
Low °C	18	19	17	17	17	18	18	20	17	18	15	17	17	15	17	17	15	17	16	14	17	17
Chill °C (?)	18	20	18	18	21	18	21	21	18	18	15	18	18	16	18	18	15	18	17	12	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	0.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.7 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	16	13	15	14	13	13	15	12	12	13	16	16	12	14	14	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	-	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.1 W	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	9	17	9	9	-	16	12	12	6	6	4	16	16	4	9	9	20	13	13	19	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SW	-	-	0.8 WSW	-	-	0.8 SW	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	5	-	-	11	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 13				Thu		Wed		Thursday 14				Fri		Thu		Friday 15				Sat
	10PM	2AM	4AM	8AM	11AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	8PM	11PM	2AM	4AM	8AM	11AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	7PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	3:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3	2	3	3	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period(s)	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	13	13	13	14	14	14	16	16	13	13	13	13	16	15	14
Energy	904	857	736	720	759	112	140	609	569	579	643	658	504	813	707	590	518	487	560	537	592	363
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	low-flow	low	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high
High Tide / height (m)				6:28AM 0.98				6:15PM 0.97				7:08AM 1.10		12:41AM 0.52		5:55PM 0.78				7:49AM 1.22		1:13AM 0.49
Low Tide / height (m)		11:59PM 0.24					5:37AM 0.30			12:35AM 0.20					5:52AM 0.25			1:11AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	18	18	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	20	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	21	16
Chill °C (?)	18	18	18	18	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	20	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	21	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	16	16	13	13	13	13	12	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	-
Period (s)	10	10	9	9	10	16	16	9	10	9	9	9	9	5	5	18	8	16	16	16	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 N	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

	Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13												Thursday 14
	8PM	10PM	10PM	0AM	1AM	3:30PM	4:30PM	4AM	5AM	6AM	6AM	8AM	9AM	11:30PM	0:30AM	11AM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	7:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Puerto Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3	2	3	3	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	1011	912	904	900	897	857	854	815	736	729	720	720	779	769	759	90	88	112	127	144	140	165
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)											6:28AM 0.98
Low Tide / height (m)				11:59PM 0.24																	5:37AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	4	4