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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	Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Mon		Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Toro Viejo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	4	4	0	0	4	0	0	3	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	1.6 SSW	0.6 SW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	1.8 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SW
Period(s)	14	13	19	19	12	11	9	9	11	10	15	15	13	12	15	16	14	18	18	13	12	12
Energy	4	1145	7	7	629	525	387	392	77	53	1312	164	1157	1011	21	50	1268	64	63	787	293	245
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	on	glass	cross	on	glass	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	on	glass	cross	on	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	on	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		7:17PM 1.04		7:59AM 1.11	8:00PM 0.99		7:25AM 1.00		8:40PM 0.93	9:10AM 1.22		9:17PM 0.88	9:44AM 1.24		9:53PM 0.82	10:17AM 1.24		10:28PM 0.77	10:51AM 1.22		10:08PM 0.54	11:26AM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)	12:14PM 0.20		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		3:10PM 0.13	3:32AM 0.25		5:01PM 0.30	4:00AM 0.28		5:42PM 0.32	3:28AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
High °C	20	21	18	20	21	19	21	21	18	20	21	18	20	21	18	20	20	18	20	21	16	16
Low °C	18	20	18	18	20	18	20	20	17	18	20	18	18	20	18	18	19	17	18	20	16	13
Chill °C (?)	20	21	18	20	21	19	21	21	18	20	21	18	20	21	18	20	20	18	20	21	15	14
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	5:56	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:19	-	-	6:19	5:35	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	11	9	9	8	16	15	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.6 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	19	19	18	18	11	11	16	9	10	15	18	13	16	15	12	18	18	16	24	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.6 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4

	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	4AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	7PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	4PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	14	19	19	13	12	12	12	12	19	14	18	12	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	1545	1420	4	14	11	1145	1047	883	781	771	7	4	6	623	516	525	516	400	397	345	305	285
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	on	cross- on	glass
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		7:18AM 1.03				7:17PM 1.04				7:59AM 1.11				6:46PM 0.81					8:35AM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)				1:17PM 0.33				1:34AM 0.19					2:09PM 0.30				2:06AM 0.19				1:47PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	20	21	20	18	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	18
Chill °C (?)	18	18	20	21	20	18	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	18
Sunrise	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	9
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	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	14	19	14	13	13	19	19	13	19	14	18	18	18	18	18	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 28	Wed
	2AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	8AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	3PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	10PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Brazo Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	-	-	-	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	-	-	-	13	13	13	13	13	19	19	19	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Energy	1545	1545	0	0	0	1420	1430	1424	1305	1305	14	14	14	1257	1145	1145	1145	1145	1127	960	1047	931
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)						7:18AM 1.03												7:17PM 1.04
Low Tide / height (m)												1:17PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
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	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)	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	14	14	14	19	19	19	13	14	14	13	13	13	19	13	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-