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Playa Las Salinas

Atacama · Chile

IntermediateBeach break-27.293, -70.940

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Playa Las Salinas is a E-facing sand beach on the Chile shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through october–april.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~14.1°C (57.4°F) on average

Jan

18.5°C

65.3°F · 16.3–21.2°C

Feb

18.7°C

65.7°F · 15.2–21°C

Mar

18.1°C

64.6°F · 15.7–21.1°C

Apr

17.1°C

62.8°F · 14.1–19.1°C

May

15.9°C

60.6°F · 13.5–18.3°C

Jun

14.8°C

58.6°F · 13–16.2°C

Jul

14.4°C

57.9°F · 13.4–15.6°C

Aug

14°C

57.2°F · 12.9–17.5°C

Sep

14.1°C

57.4°F · 12.7–16.8°C

Oct

14.7°C

58.5°F · 13.1–15.9°C

Nov

16°C

60.8°F · 14.4–17.5°C

Dec

16.9°C

62.4°F · 14.7–19.8°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

NE–SE

Best wind

SW–NW

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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