Beach forecast for Hualpén
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Biobío, Chile Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-3- Swimming
- Use care · 4.2 ft
- Water
- 61 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 9 · SPF 50
- Wind
- 7 mph
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a fair beach day in Hualpén (5/10). The best hours are from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm: sunshine, beach weather and little wind, though with some waves and very high UV. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 4.2 ft | 61 °F | 9 |
| Thu 29 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.3 ft | 63 °F | 9 |
| Fri 30 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 6.0 ft | 63 °F | 8 |
| Sat 31 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 6.2 ft | 61 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.2 ft | 61 °F | 8 |
| Mon 2 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.6 ft | 61 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.3 ft | 61 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sunny
- Feels like 84 °F: beach weather
- Offshore breeze (7 mph)
- Swim with care: 4.2 ft waves every 9 s; high rip current risk
- UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Water at 61 °F (cold)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 4.2 ft
4.2 ft waves every 9 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 61 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50
Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 1:00–3:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 7 mph
Offshore breeze (7 mph).
- Tide & sand
We don't show the tide for Hualpén, so it doesn't count in the rating.
The best window, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather and little wind, though with some waves and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 0 | Clear sky | 55 °F | 6 mph | 4.2 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Clear sky | 59 °F | 6 mph | 4.2 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Clear sky | 64 °F | 6 mph | 4.2 ft | 4 |
| 11:00 am | 4 | Clear sky | 72 °F | 7 mph | 4.2 ft | 6 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 78 °F | 7 mph | 4.2 ft | 8 |
| 1:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 82 °F | 5 mph | 4.2 ft | 9 |
| 2:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 84 °F | 5 mph | 4.2 ft | 9 |
| 3:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 83 °F | 7 mph | 4.2 ft | 8 |
| 4:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 81 °F | 7 mph | 4.2 ft | 6 |
| 5:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 79 °F | 6 mph | 4.2 ft | 3 |
| 6:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 76 °F | 4 mph | 4.2 ft | 2 |
| 7:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 73 °F | 3 mph | 4.2 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Hualpén
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- Playa Lenga 3.8 mi · NW
- Parking
- Playa Desembocadura 4.2 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Playa Rocoto 4.3 mi · W
- Playa Los Cuervos 4.7 mi · NW
- Playa María Isabel 4.9 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Playa Los Tingazos 5.0 mi · NW
- Playa Los Burros 5.1 mi · W
- Ramuntcho 5.3 mi · NW
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 3.8 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1 and water 0 of 1; minus waves 2 and UV 0.2.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Hualpén
Is it a beach day in Hualpén today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with sunshine, beach weather and little wind, though with some waves and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Hualpén today?
4.2 ft waves every 9 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Hualpén?
About 61 °F today: cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Hualpén today?
UV reaches 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Hualpén?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Hualpén?
Playa Lenga (3.8 mi), Playa Desembocadura (4.2 mi), Playa Rocoto (4.3 mi), Playa Los Cuervos (4.7 mi) and Playa María Isabel (4.9 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Hualpén today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0) and the sun from astronomy-engine.