Check the Beach

Playa El Faro

Provincia de Arauco, Biobio Region, Chile

Playa El Faro 1 photo

  • Faro Mocha Weste

    Faro Mocha Weste. Maliaga, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:22 pm
7 am
1.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
8 am
1.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
8 pm
2.8
19 km/h12 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
13°C56°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
96%
Sunset
8:22 pm
Today
1.5Poor7 am53
1.5Poor8 am53
2.0Poor9 am149
1.3Poor10 am3119
1.2Poor11 am3421
1.1Poor12 pm2717
1.2Poor1 pm2214
1.4Poor2 pm1610
1.3Poor3 pm1811
1.2Poor4 pm2314
2.0Poor5 pm2717
2.3Poor6 pm2415
3.0Poor7 pm2314
2.8Poor8 pm1912
Sat
5.3Fair7 am106
5.7Good8 am159
5.7Good9 am149
5.5Good10 am159
5.7Good11 am128
5.9Good12 pm95
6.0Good1 pm63
6.1Good2 pm42
6.1Good3 pm64
6.1Good4 pm85
6.1Good5 pm117
6.1Good6 pm138
5.9Good7 pm159
5.7Good8 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.4 m. High at 10 pm, 0.6 mHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 4 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 5 pm to 9 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
123 km76 miAeródromo Maquehue (PZS)

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