Playa Puerto Chico

Barranca, Lima, Peru

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

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:07 pm

6 am
5.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

7 am
5.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

8 am
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

9 am
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

11 am
6.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good

1 pm
7.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great

2 pm
6.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good

4 pm
5.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
5.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
5.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 23°C73°F
Water: 24°C74°F
Wind: 1711 km/hmph S
Gusts: 3421 km/hmph
Waves: 2.3 m7 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 17%
Sunset: 6:07 pm

Today

5.7Good6 am149

5.8Good7 am159

5.8Good8 am1610

5.6Good9 am1610

7.6Great10 am1811

6.9Good11 am2214

6.9Good12 pm2515

7.1Great1 pm2415

6.2Good2 pm2415

6.0Good3 pm2516

5.1Fair4 pm2314

5.3Fair5 pm2415

5.3Fair6 pm2314

Sat

5.6Good6 am1811

5.5Good7 am1912

5.8Good8 am1811

5.9Good9 am1811

6.6Good10 am2415

6.6Good11 am2817

6.5Good12 pm2817

6.6Good1 pm2516

6.6Good2 pm2415

5.4Fair3 pm2415

5.5Good4 pm2214

5.6Good5 pm2113

5.6Good6 pm2013

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft
Low 9 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
High 3 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
Low 9 pm, 0.2 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

Restrooms140 m450 ft away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m340 ft
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.3 km0.8 miBarranca (town)

Nearby places

Restaurante MocamboFood and drink
110 m340 ft
Restaurante El CangrejoFood and drink
140 m470 ft
La RumbaFood and drink
170 m550 ft
Costa AzulFood and drink
180 m590 ft
El Pez DoradoFood and drink
190 m610 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Miraflores0.3 km0.2 mi north away
7.1 Great later
Playa Chorrillos0.7 km0.4 mi north-west away
7.1 Great later
Playa Colorado0.9 km0.6 mi south away
7.1 Great later
Atarraya1.7 km1.1 mi south-east away
7.1 Great later
La Isla4.9 km3.1 mi south away
7.1 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.

Sat6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 12%
Sun6.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 8%
Mon8.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
Tue6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
Wed8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 14%