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Playa Blanca

Provincia del Tamarugal, Tarapacа Region, Chile

No photo of Playa Blanca yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
8 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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
20°C67°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
95 km/hmph S
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am74
5.1Fair9 am106
5.1Fair10 am117
5.1Fair11 am127
5.2Fair12 pm138
5.1Fair1 pm117
5.0Fair2 pm117
4.9Fair3 pm159
5.5Good4 pm117
6.0Good5 pm127
6.1Good6 pm128
5.8Good7 pm117
Sat
5.4Fair8 am53
5.3Fair9 am117
4.8Fair10 am1811
6.5Good11 am1610
4.9Fair12 pm1610
5.1Fair1 pm149
4.7Fair2 pm1811
4.8Fair3 pm1811
5.1Fair4 pm2213
5.0Fair5 pm2012
5.3Fair6 pm1710
5.9Good7 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.5 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 2 am, -0.1 mHigh 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
107 km66 miAeropuerto Internacional Diego Aracena (IQQ)

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

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