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Playa de Punta Blanca

Elena Canton, Santa Elena Province, Ecuador

Playa de Punta Blanca 1 photo

  • Colores en la Playa - panoramio

    Colores en la Playa - panoramio. Manuel Rivas Coronel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:12 pm
7 am
6.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa de Punta Blanca.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
6.1Good7 am1710
6.5Good8 am1711
6.2Good9 am1711
6.4Good10 am1711
5.8Good11 am1811
6.7Good12 pm2012
6.3Good1 pm2214
6.5Good2 pm2113
6.7Good3 pm2012
6.6Good4 pm1912
6.7Good5 pm1711
7.0Great6 pm128
Sat
8.1Great7 am117
7.7Great8 am127
6.8Good9 am106
5.8Good10 am127
4.8Fair11 am138
4.4Fair12 pm159
4.0Fair1 pm138
3.9Poor2 pm1510
4.3Fair3 pm1610
4.5Fair4 pm1912
4.8Fair5 pm149
5.2Fair6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 1.4 m. Low at 7 am, -<0.1 m. High at 1 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -<0.1 mHigh 1 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 1 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -<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.

  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 99%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 780 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
110 m340 ftSanto Domingo (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miAeropuerto Internacional de Salinas (SNC)

Nearby places

  • HOSTERIA PUNTA BLANCA RESTAURANTEFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi

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

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