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Playa Las Machas

Provincia de Arica, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile

Playa Las Machas 2 photos

  • Playa las machas

    Playa las machas. Andrea021, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Río Lluta - Arica - Chile

    Río Lluta - Arica - Chile. S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
8 am
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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
21°C70°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
42 km/hmph W
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am42
5.5Good9 am21
5.7Good10 am21
5.7Good11 am74
5.8Good12 pm138
5.9Good1 pm1510
6.9Good2 pm1710
6.0Good3 pm2012
5.6Good4 pm2113
6.1Good5 pm1811
7.2Great6 pm149
6.3Good7 pm138
Sat
7.0Great8 am43
6.8Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am53
6.3Good11 am106
6.2Good12 pm148
5.9Good1 pm1811
6.0Good2 pm1911
5.8Good3 pm2113
6.1Good4 pm2213
7.0Great5 pm2314
7.1Great6 pm2013
6.7Good7 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.6 mHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.6 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.

  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miVilla Frontera (village)

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

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