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Playa Colón

Provincia de Magallanes, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, Chile

Playa Colón 2 photos

  • Underside of a (dried) marine serolid isopod ( Serolis convexa ) seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3-4cm in length.

    Underside of a (dried) marine serolid isopod ( Serolis convexa ) seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3-4cm in length.. Carina Gsottbauer, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • A (dried) marine serolid isopod ( Serolis convexa ) seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3-4cm in length.

    A (dried) marine serolid isopod ( Serolis convexa ) seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3-4cm in length.. Carina Gsottbauer, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 8:37 pm
7 am
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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
6°C43°F
Water
9°C49°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:37 pm
Today
6.3Good7 am138
6.2Good8 am149
6.4Good9 am128
6.4Good10 am127
6.2Good11 am149
6.3Good12 pm128
6.4Good1 pm106
6.4Good2 pm85
6.1Good3 pm74
6.3Good4 pm64
6.4Good5 pm42
6.4Good6 pm53
6.1Good7 pm32
6.4Good8 pm32
Sat
6.4Good7 am85
6.4Good8 am85
6.4Good9 am74
6.4Good10 am85
6.4Good11 am106
6.4Good12 pm106
6.4Good1 pm96
6.4Good2 pm96
6.4Good3 pm85
6.2Good4 pm63
5.4Fair5 pm74
5.2Fair6 pm42
5.5Good7 pm42
6.1Good8 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.6 m. High at 11 am, 0.4 m. Low at 5 pm, -0.6 m. High at 12 am, 0.1 mLow 4 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 11 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 5 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.1 m<1 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.

  • Sun5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 57%
  • Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 28%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 8 pm to 9 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 24%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink66 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables110 m370 ft away
  • Playground180 m590 ft awayParque de los Dinosaurios
  • Boat ramp40 m110 ft away
  • Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
340 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
930 m0.6 miPunta Arenas (city)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miAeródromo Capitán Fuentes Martínez (WPR)

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

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