Playa Las Salinas

Provincia de Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 7:56 pm

8 am
4.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

9 am
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

10 am
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

11 am
4.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
4.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
3.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
3.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
4.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
3.6
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
3.4
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor

6 pm
3.4
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

7 pm
3.5
35 km/h22 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: 18°C64°F
Water: 19°C66°F
Wind: 3220 km/hmph SSW
Gusts: 4428 km/hmph
Waves: 2.3 m7 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 7:56 pm

Today

4.5Fair8 am149

4.6Fair9 am149

5.1Fair10 am1610

4.4Fair11 am2113

4.0Fair12 pm2616

3.8Poor1 pm3220

3.8Poor2 pm3421

4.8Fair3 pm3421

3.6Poor4 pm3723

3.4Poor5 pm3824

3.4Poor6 pm3723

3.5Poor7 pm3522

Sat

6.4Good7 am74

6.4Good8 am53

6.4Good9 am53

6.6Good10 am21

6.8Good11 am75

6.6Good12 pm1610

6.0Good1 pm2315

5.7Good2 pm2918

5.6Good3 pm3119

5.5Good4 pm3522

5.2Fair5 pm3823

5.2Fair6 pm3924

5.1Fair7 pm3824

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

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.

Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
Mon5.8 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
Tue7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 31 km/h20 mph, rain 5%
Wed7.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
Thu7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport: 16 km10 miAeropuerto Desierto de Atacama (CPO)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Blanca5.4 km3.3 mi south away
5.9 Good later
Playa Las Agatas5.8 km3.6 mi south away
5.9 Good later
Playa Bahía Cisnes5.9 km3.7 mi north away
4.7 Fair later
Playa Salto del Gato7.5 km4.6 mi north away
4.7 Fair later
Playa La Virgen8.5 km5.3 mi south away
5.9 Good later