Playa Santa Elena
Pisco, Ica, Peru
No photo of Playa Santa Elena yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 10 am, sunset 6:04 pm8.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
4.9
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
5.1
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5.5
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
5.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
5.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 23°C73°F
- Water
- 24°C75°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 9%
- Sunset
- 6:04 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 10 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
- High 4 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
- Low 10 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.2 km3.9 miParacas (town)
- Nearest airport
- 4 km2 miAeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera (PIO)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Media Luna1.0 km0.6 mi south away7.2 Great later
- Playa Lobería1.0 km0.7 mi north away7.2 Great later
- Playa La Palmilla2.2 km1.4 mi north away7.2 Great later
- Playa Puerto Nuevo4.3 km2.6 mi south away7.2 Great later
- Playa Puntilla4.7 km2.9 mi south away7.2 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 2%
- Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.1 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
- Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%