Check the Beach

Playa El Colorado

Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacа Region, Chile

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 7:45 pm
8 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.4
9 km/h6 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
19°C67°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
32 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am53
5.6Good9 am53
5.8Good10 am85
6.1Good11 am117
6.0Good12 pm138
6.0Good1 pm138
5.8Good2 pm1510
5.7Good3 pm159
6.1Good4 pm138
5.9Good5 pm138
5.5Good6 pm149
6.4Good7 pm96
Sat
5.6Good8 am53
5.7Good9 am63
5.8Good10 am106
5.7Good11 am149
5.6Good12 pm1710
6.3Good1 pm149
6.1Good2 pm1610
6.8Good3 pm1811
5.6Good4 pm1811
6.7Good5 pm149
7.0Great6 pm138
6.6Good7 pm127
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 mHigh 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 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.

  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 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 bus stop
590 m0.4 miOficina Mapocho / Arturo Prat Chacón
Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miIquique (city)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miAeropuerto Internacional Diego Aracena (IQQ)

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

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