Playa Barrancas

Provincia de Huasco, Atacama Region, Chile

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 8:00 pm

8 am
4.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

9 am
4.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

10 am
3.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor

11 am
3.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
3.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
3.3
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
3.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
4.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
5.3
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
5.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair

7 pm
5.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair

8 pm
4.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air: 17°C62°F
Water: 18°C64°F
Wind: 2918 km/hmph S
Gusts: 4226 km/hmph
Waves: 1.8 m6 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 8:00 pm

Today

4.3Fair8 am1710

4.1Fair9 am2214

3.7Poor10 am2918

3.4Poor11 am3220

3.4Poor12 pm3220

3.3Poor1 pm3320

3.7Poor2 pm3220

4.5Fair3 pm3119

5.2Fair4 pm3220

5.3Fair5 pm3321

5.2Fair6 pm3522

5.1Fair7 pm3622

4.8Fair8 pm3522

Sat

5.9Good7 am1811

5.9Good8 am1912

6.0Good9 am2213

5.7Good10 am2817

5.4Fair11 am3220

5.5Good12 pm3220

5.5Good1 pm3321

5.5Good2 pm3321

5.5Good3 pm3421

5.5Good4 pm3522

5.4Fair5 pm3823

5.2Fair6 pm3824

5.0Fair7 pm3824

4.7Fair8 pm3723

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
High 9 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.

Sun5.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
Tue6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
Wed7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 9 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 8.6 km5.3 miPunta de Choros (village)
Nearest airport: 87 km54 miAeropuerto La Florida (LSC)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa La Ventana5.1 km3.2 mi south away
5.3 Fair later
Playa las tijeras8.0 km5.0 mi south-west away
5.6 Good later
Playa Punta de Choros8.1 km5.0 mi south away
5.3 Fair later
Playa Garay10 km6.3 mi north away
5.2 Fair later
Playa Tifuca12 km7.5 mi north away
5.2 Fair later