Playa Ancha
Valparaíso · Chile
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Playa Ancha is a S-facing sand beach on the Chile shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches E–SW swell, and offshore NW–N winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~14.4°C (57.9°F) on average
Jan
19.4°C
66.9°F · 17.7–22.1°C
Feb
20.3°C
68.5°F · 19.3–21.7°C
Mar
20.2°C
68.4°F · 19–22.5°C
Apr
19.3°C
66.7°F · 17.1–21.1°C
May
17.9°C
64.2°F · 16.5–19.5°C
Jun
16.5°C
61.7°F · 14.8–18.1°C
Jul
15.2°C
59.4°F · 13.7–16.4°C
Aug
14.6°C
58.3°F · 13.2–15.8°C
Sep
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.4–15.4°C
Oct
14.8°C
58.6°F · 14.1–15.7°C
Nov
16°C
60.8°F · 14.8–17.5°C
Dec
17.7°C
63.9°F · 16.1–19.3°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–SW
Best wind
NW–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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