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 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	PM	PM	PM
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	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla 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	La Isla Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	4	1	3	3	1	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	4	1	3	3	0	4	3	1	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	0.1 NW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	16	21	21	18	18	18	19	16	16	12	15	15	13	13	13	16	15	15
Energy	1517	915	1023	880	1435	1867	1716	2957	3417	3428	15	2308	2320	128	1041	1051	513	1093	1065	219	1023	1117
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	11:57PM 0.51	12:05PM 1.15		12:30AM 0.65	12:48PM 1.10			4:43PM 0.89	2:50AM 0.41	2:43AM 0.64		2:32PM 1.03	3:57AM 0.68					4:28PM 1.00		5:46AM 0.86	5:23PM 0.98
Low Tide / height (m)		5:01AM 0.36	7:15PM 0.38		5:37AM 0.40		8:53AM 0.17		12:40AM 0.39	9:05PM 0.39	7:24AM 0.49		9:58PM 0.36	8:44AM 0.52		7:05AM 0.34			11:23PM 0.29	11:21AM 0.47		11:59PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	15	22	21	14	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	20	15	22	20	20	21	20	18	21	19
Low °C	19	13	21	19	14	20	19	19	20	19	18	20	19	15	20	19	18	20	18	18	20	18
Chill °C (?)	20	13	22	21	12	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	20	15	22	20	20	21	20	18	21	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:21	5:35	6:17	5:20	5:34	6:16	5:20	-	6:16	5:19	-	6:16	5:19	5:30	6:15	5:17	-	6:15	5:17	5:29	6:15	5:17
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	0.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	16	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	10	10	13	13	13	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 S	-	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	-	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	20	20	7	-	21	21	18	18	18	16	16	16	-	15	15	10	17	17	13	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 SW	-	-	0.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	-	-
Period (s)	-	13	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

	Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Wed		Thursday 07			Friday 08			Thu		Friday 08
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	18	18	14	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	15	15	13	19	19	18
Energy	1619	1587	1450	1236	1214	1026	2140	1826	1262	934	824	840	933	1041	1241	1252	1014	2433	2591	2836	3342	3144
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				11:44PM 0.68				3:16AM 0.43				12:30AM 0.65				3:14AM 0.41				1:29AM 0.63
Low Tide / height (m)		6:26PM 0.35				5:01AM 0.36	11:01PM 0.28			7:15PM 0.38				5:37AM 0.40	11:40PM 0.34				8:08PM 0.39			6:22AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	19	20	19	19	13	13	14	19	19	19	18	19	13	13	13	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	21	20	19	20	19	19	11	10	12	19	19	19	18	19	11	11	12	19	19	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56
Sunset	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	18	18	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	15	15	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	18	18	18	20	20	18	18	18	-	-	-	21	20	19	19	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 05						Wednesday 06
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	10:30AM	11:30AM	12:30PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	6:30PM	7:30PM	8:30PM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Capilla Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Puerto Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	1563	1658	1619	1619	1619	1587	795	751	761	1410	1272	1236	1229	1232	1023	1038	1032	1026	1011	1011	1031	1031
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)										11:44PM 0.68
Low Tide / height (m)					6:26PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	21	21	20	20	20	16	17	16	20	20	20	19	18	13	13	13	19	20	21	22	22
Chill °C (?)	22	21	21	20	20	20	14	16	14	20	20	20	19	18	10	11	10	19	20	21	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	8	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	13	13	18	19	19	13	13	13	13	13	20	20	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-