Playa Blanca
Provincia de Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile
No photo of Playa Blanca yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:56 pm4.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5.0
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4.4
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
3.8
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3.6
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
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
- 17°C62°F
- Water
- 19°C66°F
- Wind
- 2213 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 3723 km/hmph
- Waves
- 2.1 m7 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:56 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 2 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.
- Sun7.9 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.0 GoodBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 5%
- Wed7.5 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
- Thu7.8 GreatBest 11 am to 9 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 19 km12 miAeropuerto Desierto de Atacama (CPO)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Las Agatas0.5 km0.3 mi south-west away5.9 Good later
- Playa La Virgen3.3 km2.1 mi south-west away5.9 Good later
- Playa Las Salinas5.4 km3.3 mi north away4.7 Fair later
- Playa Bahía Cisnes11 km6.9 mi north away4.7 Fair later
- Playa Salto del Gato13 km7.9 mi north away4.7 Fair later