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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	Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla 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
Rating	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	3	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	-	2.5 SSW	-	-	2.3 SSW	-	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	-	0.5 SW	1.4 SSW	0.7 SW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SSW	0.2 W	0.3 WNW
Period(s)	-	14	-	-	13	-	14	13	19	19	12	11	9	9	-	16	15	15	12	12	15	16
Energy	0	2426	0	0	1797	0	4	1145	7	7	629	517	387	382	0	125	1032	209	1812	895	17	50
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	on	glass	cross	on	glass	cross	on	glass	cross	on	glass	cross	cross	glass	cross	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)		5:31PM 1.12		6:32AM 0.93	6:28PM 1.08		7:18AM 1.03	7:17PM 1.04		7:59AM 1.11	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
Low Tide / height (m)	10:13AM 0.25		12:18AM 0.23	12:17PM 0.38		12:59AM 0.21	1:17PM 0.33		1:34AM 0.19		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
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	19	20	21	18	20	21	19	20	21	19	20	20	19	21	21	19	15	21	18	20
Low °C	18	20	18	18	20	18	18	20	18	18	20	18	18	19	18	18	21	18	14	20	18	18
Chill °C (?)	20	21	19	20	21	18	20	21	19	20	21	19	20	20	19	21	21	19	12	21	18	20
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	6:56
Sunset	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.4 E	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	9	9	11	10	15	13	6	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	15	-	14	14	19	19	18	18	11	11	8	16	10	8	6	13	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-

	Sunday 26							Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	4AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	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	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.9 SSW
Period(s)	15	14	-	-	-	14	14	14	14	13	-	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	19	19	13
Energy	2741	2494	0	0	0	2392	2358	2099	2008	1979	0	4	4	1635	1610	1606	1420	1420	4	14	11	1145
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		5:37AM 0.82				5:31PM 1.12				6:32AM 0.93				6:28PM 1.08				7:18AM 1.03				6:07PM 0.87
Low Tide / height (m)				11:04AM 0.41				12:18AM 0.23				12:17PM 0.38				12:59AM 0.21				1:17PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	20	21	20	19	19	19	18	18	20	21	20	18	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	19
Chill °C (?)	19	18	20	21	20	19	19	19	18	18	20	21	20	18	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	19
Sunrise	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	15	15	15	-	-	-	14	19	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 26
	2AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	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	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	2.5 SSW
Period(s)	15	15	-	-	-	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	14
Energy	2479	2669	0	0	0	2494	2494	2494	2494	2494	0	0	0	2460	2426	2426	2426	2392	0	0	0	2325
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)				5:37AM 0.82												5:31PM 1.12
Low Tide / height (m)										11:04AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-