Region · Chile

Tides in Atacama

5 places on the coast of Atacama: towns, beaches and harbors with today's tides, sun, moon and solunar periods, and the source of their tide.

5places
5with today's tides
1beach
1harbor or pier

Main places
Piers and inlets
A to Z

Main placesOther places In green, Atacama. Tap a neighboring region to go there.

Sun 6:56 am–8:00 pm 13 h 4 min of daylight
Moon 92% · 11:12 pm waning gibbous
Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee
Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 5:29 pm

Main places

Caldera Town or city Pop. 16,150 High tide 11:55 am Low tide 6:11 am · 5:37 pm
Huasco Town or city Pop. 8,977 High tide 12:03 pm Low tide 6:13 am · 5:42 pm
Chañaral Town or city High tide 11:50 am Low tide 6:02 am · 5:31 pm

Piers, jetties and inlets in Atacama

Puerto Guacolda IIPier

All places in Atacama, A to Z

Understanding tides

How to read a tide chart: high tide, low tide and heights 6 min read
Spring and neap tides, and the tide coefficient 5 min read
Types of tides: semidiurnal, diurnal and mixed 6 min read
Fishing the tides: from shore and from a boat 6 min read

Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide