Check the Beach

Playa Blanca

Provincia de Antofagasta, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Playa Blanca 3 photos

  • Balneario municipal

    Balneario municipal. Djknusper, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Slow Wave And Wet Stones 1

    Slow Wave And Wet Stones 1. Omar Burgos Dättwyler, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Slow Wave And Wet Stones 2

    Slow Wave And Wet Stones 2. Omar Burgos Dättwyler, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 7:50 pm
8 am
4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
19 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
127 km/hmph SW
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:50 pm
Today
4.8Fair8 am1610
4.9Fair9 am159
5.0Fair10 am149
4.9Fair11 am1610
4.8Fair12 pm1912
4.6Fair1 pm2012
5.4Fair2 pm1811
4.9Fair3 pm2012
4.7Fair4 pm2113
4.7Fair5 pm1912
4.7Fair6 pm1911
4.8Fair7 pm1711
Sat
4.7Fair8 am138
4.8Fair9 am96
5.0Fair10 am106
4.9Fair11 am1711
4.5Fair12 pm2314
4.9Fair1 pm2415
5.8Good2 pm2012
5.7Good3 pm1811
5.8Good4 pm1610
6.0Good5 pm159
7.1Great6 pm127
6.6Good7 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.5 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 mHigh 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms400 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m130 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink54 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground290 m940 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
460 m0.3 miAngamos / Virgilio Arias
Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miAntofagasta (city)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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