Beach forecast for La Serena
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Coquimbo, Chile Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-3- Swimming
- Dangerous · 5.1 ft
- Water
- 64 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 7 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 6:22 am and 5:53 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's not a beach day in La Serena (1/10). The best day this week is Thursday, October 29, at 6/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 1Not a beach day | Not today | Dangerous · 5.1 ft | 64 °F | 7 |
| Thu 29 | 6Fair beach day | 2:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 3.9 ft | 66 °F | 6 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.1 ft | 66 °F | 10 |
| Sat 31 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 6.6 ft | 66 °F | 4 |
| Sun 1 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 6.1 ft | 66 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 6.5 ft | 67 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 5Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 6.7 ft | 67 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 77 °F: pleasant
- Onshore breeze (7 mph)
- UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Low tide at 5:53 pm: more sand
- Dangerous for swimming: 5.1 ft waves every 10 s; high rip current risk
Dangerous surf during beach hours. Stay out if the red flag is up, and never swim where there is no lifeguard.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Dangerous · 5.1 ft
5.1 ft waves every 10 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. 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 64 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50
Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 7 mph
Onshore breeze (7 mph).
- Tide & sand 6:22 am
Low tide at 6:22 am and 5:53 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:12 pm. Coefficient 92 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
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 | Overcast | 60 °F | 3 mph | 4.9 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 62 °F | 4 mph | 4.9 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 63 °F | 5 mph | 5.0 ft | 3 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 65 °F | 6 mph | 5.1 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 67 °F | 7 mph | 5.1 ft | 5 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 71 °F | 7 mph | 5.1 ft | 6 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Partly cloudy | 76 °F | 5 mph | 5.1 ft | 6 |
| 3:00 pm | 2 | Partly cloudy | 77 °F | 4 mph | 5.1 ft | 7 |
| 4:00 pm | 2 | Mainly clear | 76 °F | 5 mph | 5.1 ft | 5 |
| 5:00 pm | 2 | Clear sky | 72 °F | 5 mph | 5.1 ft | 3 |
| 6:00 pm | 1 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 6 mph | 5.1 ft | 1 |
| 7:00 pm | 1 | Clear sky | 67 °F | 4 mph | 5.0 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near La Serena
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- Playa Los Fuertes 1.5 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Playa Blanca 1.8 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Playa La Barca 2.0 mi · SW
- Playa La Marina 2.5 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Playa El Pescador 2.6 mi · SW
- Playa El Corsario 2.8 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Playa Hipocampo 2.9 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Playa Grande de La Serena 3.0 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Parking
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 2 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus waves 5; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
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 La Serena
Is it a beach day in La Serena today?
Not a beach day: 1/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in La Serena today?
5.1 ft waves every 10 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. 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 La Serena?
About 64 °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 La Serena today?
UV reaches 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in La Serena?
Today low tide is at 6:22 am and 5:53 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 12:12 pm. Coefficient 92 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in La Serena?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a fair beach day (6/10), best from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
What beaches are near La Serena?
Playa Los Fuertes (1.5 mi), Playa Blanca (1.8 mi), Playa La Barca (2.0 mi), Playa La Marina (2.5 mi) and Playa El Pescador (2.6 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 La Serena 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), the tide from FES2022 (AVISO/CNES) and the sun from astronomy-engine. FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.