Check the Beach

Playa Blanca

Provincia de Concepción, Biobio Region, Chile

Playa Blanca 2 photos

  • Postal de Lota

    Postal de Lota. Dreamlista, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Metro ruma

    Metro ruma. EL GUILLE!, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 7 pm, sunset 8:17 pm
7 am
2.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.3
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
95 km/hmph N
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
97%
Sunset
8:17 pm
Today
2.9Poor7 am64
3.7Poor8 am53
4.3Fair9 am11
4.8Fair10 am42
5.5Good11 am74
6.4Good12 pm85
6.9Good1 pm106
7.2Great2 pm117
7.3Great3 pm127
7.5Great4 pm128
7.4Great5 pm138
7.2Great6 pm138
6.4Good7 pm127
6.3Good8 pm95
Sat
6.2Good7 am11
5.7Good8 am21
6.9Good9 am32
7.3Great10 am42
7.6Great11 am64
7.4Great12 pm95
7.5Great1 pm117
7.7Great2 pm127
7.4Great3 pm117
7.4Great4 pm128
7.7Great5 pm149
7.6Great6 pm159
7.5Great7 pm159
7.4Great8 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.1 m. High at 9 am, 0.8 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 10 pm, 0.6 mLow 3 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 100 m340 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms130 m440 ft away
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m300 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
240 m780 ftPlaya Blanca Norte (O)
Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miLota (town)
Nearest airport
74 km46 miAeródromo María Dolores (LSQ)

Nearby places

  • La Casona de MirlaFood and drink
    90 m300 ft
  • Playa BlancaFood and drink
    120 m380 ft
  • El EdénFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Blanca.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 9 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 5 pm to 9 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 9 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%