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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	Thu		Fri				Saturday 09			Sun		Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thu
	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	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	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	4	5	1	0	5	0	0	4	0	1	3	1	0	3	1	1	3	1	1	3	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SW	2.0 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	0.4 SSW	1.2 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.2 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s)	12	21	14	18	18	15	19	16	13	15	15	13	13	13	18	16	15	14	13	13	19	16
Energy	1108	1916	809	2957	3385	8	15	2550	3	173	1080	164	513	936	154	180	876	101	91	773	145	496
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	cross	cross	on	glass	cross	on	glass	on	on	on	cross	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:48PM 1.10		1:29AM 0.63	2:50AM 0.41		2:24AM 0.46		2:32PM 1.03	3:57AM 0.68					4:28PM 1.00		5:46AM 0.86	4:20PM 0.83		6:28AM 0.98	6:15PM 0.97		7:08AM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)			8:08PM 0.39	12:40AM 0.39		8:36PM 0.21	7:24AM 0.49		9:58PM 0.36	8:44AM 0.52	7:05AM 0.34		10:07AM 0.51		11:23PM 0.29	11:21AM 0.47		11:59PM 0.24	12:24PM 0.40		12:35AM 0.20	1:21PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	16	21	21	19	21	21	19	15	22	16	21	21	19	19	21	16	16	22	19	19
Low °C	19	20	15	19	20	18	18	20	18	14	21	15	18	20	19	18	20	14	16	20	18	18
Chill °C (?)	20	21	15	21	21	19	21	21	19	14	22	15	21	21	19	19	21	15	15	22	19	19
Sunrise	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:16	5:32	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	5:30	-	6:15	5:29	-	6:15	5:28	-	6:15	5:28	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.9 SW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.2 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	12	12	14	12	18	11	11	16	12	11	10	13	13	13	14	16	15	14	13	13	12	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	-	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 SW	-	1.1 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 SW	1.0 SSW	0.1 S	-	0.8 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	18	21	-	18	12	16	16	11	15	15	15	-	10	17	18	16	10	7	-	10	19	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 ESE	-	0.5 ESE	-	-	0.2 ESE	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 07			Fri	Thursday 07			Friday 08			Sat		Friday 08			Saturday 09
	5AM	8AM	11AM	3:30AM	5PM	7PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	0:30AM	3:30AM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	4AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	El Puerto Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	4	4	1	4	4	4	5	5	5	1	1	0	5	5	5	4	4	0	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.1 NW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	16	21	15	13	19	19	18	14	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	19	19	19	15
Energy	933	1041	1108	1257	1916	2464	2591	3006	3258	3144	630	572	8	3237	3226	3002	2746	2745	15	15	7	2098
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				3:14AM 0.41				1:29AM 0.63				2:50AM 0.41					2:24AM 0.46				2:32PM 1.03
Low Tide / height (m)		5:37AM 0.40					8:08PM 0.39			6:22AM 0.45		12:40AM 0.39			9:05PM 0.39			7:24AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	20	13	20	20	19	19	19	19	14	14	20	19	19	19	19	18	21	21	20	19
Chill °C (?)	19	19	20	11	20	20	19	19	19	19	13	13	20	19	19	19	19	18	21	21	20	19
Sunrise	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	16	12	15	13	13	13	12	14	14	18	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	16	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	-	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW	-	0.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	-	21	21	20	19	19	18	-	6	12	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	11	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 07										Fri		Thursday 07									Fri
	3AM	4AM	5AM	7:30PM	7AM	7AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	2:30AM	3:30AM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	6PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	El Puerto Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Las Machas Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	3	4	4	1	4	4	4	5	5	5	1	1	0	5	5	5	4	4	0	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s)	12	12	12	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	12	21	21	21	15	15	14	14	13	13
Energy	840	833	933	1415	933	1051	1041	1041	1108	1223	1255	1257	1357	1867	1916	1756	2471	2544	2346	1791	1683	2677
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	on	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)												3:14AM 0.41
Low Tide / height (m)																			8:08PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	19	14	18	19	19	20	20	21	13	13	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	19	19	19	12	18	19	19	20	20	21	11	11	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	-	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	-	-	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	18	18	18	-	18	18	18	18	18	18	-	-	18	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-