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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	Wed	Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08
	Night	PM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	El Chinchorro Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating	4	1	4	4	0	4	4	0	4	3	0	3	4	0	3	3	0	3	3	1	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SW	1.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.1 W	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.1 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.6 SW	1.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	11	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	20	12	12	13	12	13	13	10	19	14	18	17
Energy(?)	2864	307	2348	2250	1639	1518	1229	3	1067	1051	18	894	880	742	699	851	106	762	598	250	947	904
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	cross- on	glass	on	on	glass	on	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		10:35AM 1.16		10:43PM 1.06	11:09AM 1.19		11:18PM 0.98	4:04PM 0.97	4:07AM 0.58	11:51PM 0.90		12:17PM 1.18	12:25AM 0.83	10:23PM 0.62	4:28AM 0.49	1:00AM 0.76		1:34PM 1.11	1:43AM 0.70		2:22PM 1.07	2:41AM 0.65
Low Tide / height (m)		4:19AM 0.19	4:45PM 0.25		4:47AM 0.21	5:27PM 0.27			10:38PM 0.07	6:09PM 0.30	5:41AM 0.28		6:51PM 0.35		11:28PM 0.16	7:37PM 0.39	6:36AM 0.37		8:31PM 0.44	7:10AM 0.41		9:37PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	18	24	23	23	24	21	23	23	22	23	24	23	24	24	22	23	24	21	19	23	22
Low °C	21	18	23	22	21	23	21	21	23	21	21	23	22	22	23	21	22	23	21	17	23	21
Chill °C (?)	22	18	24	23	23	24	21	23	23	22	23	24	23	24	24	22	23	24	21	18	23	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:15	7:40	5:43	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:38	5:39	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	7:07	7:36	5:37
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	1.0 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	16	11	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	13	12	13	12	10	12	14	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.8 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW	-	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	21	20	19	19	10	10	21	13	12	8	-	18	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

	Thu	Wed	Thursday 02					Fri		Thu	Friday 03				Sat	Friday 03			Saturday 04
	7:30AM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	7AM	1:30AM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	1	4	4	4	4	4	0	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	0	0	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.2 WNW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	18	18	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	506	2901	2864	2417	2292	2235	20	308	411	2235	2016	1961	1676	1636	531	9	9	1244	1229	1039	1033	1033
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			10:07PM 1.13				10:35AM 1.16	3:33AM 0.68			10:43PM 1.06								11:18PM 0.98
Low Tide / height (m)					4:19AM 0.19								4:47AM 0.21				5:27PM 0.27				5:14AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	22	21	21	21	21	23	16	16	22	21	21	21	21	14	24	23	21	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	16	22	21	21	21	21	23	15	15	22	21	21	21	21	12	24	23	21	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	12	16	16	15	15	15	15	10	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	16	14	14	6	6	14	14	15	14	14	12	12	13	13	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thu	Wednesday 01						Thursday 02
	5:30AM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	12:30PM	1:30PM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	3AM	7:30PM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Isla Atacama	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	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	La Isla Atacama	La Isla Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	1	4	4	4	4	4	0	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	0	0	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.0 SW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	12	11	15	15	15	15	15	11	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	481	3484	3278	3279	3238	2901	2864	392	381	2610	2449	2417	2386	2347	315	8	28	2235	2235	2235	2235	2235
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)																				10:35AM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)		4:01PM 0.24												2:10AM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	23	23	22	22	22	21	18	18	21	21	21	21	21	18	21	21	21	22	22	23	23
Chill °C (?)	16	23	23	22	22	22	21	18	18	21	21	21	21	21	18	21	21	21	22	22	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.4 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.0 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	12	11	15	15	15	15	15	11	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	-	13	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	14	6	6	6	7	15	6	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-