Overview

Playa Blanca is a kitesurfing spot located in the Atacama region of northern Chile. The white sand beach offers regular windy conditions. The south to southwest wind blows in the afternoon between 15 and 25 knots from September to March. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders. The water is cool (14-17°C).

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Spot forecast for Playa Blanca

Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 19:52

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 06:07 · 1 m Low tide 13:21 · 0.4 m High tide 19:26 · 0.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:41 · 0.5 m High tide 07:00 · 1.1 m Low tide 13:56 · 0.3 m High tide 20:02 · 0.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:37 · 0.5 m High tide 07:44 · 1.1 m Low tide 14:25 · 0.3 m High tide 20:33 · 1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:23 · 0.4 m High tide 08:23 · 1.1 m Low tide 14:52 · 0.2 m High tide 21:03 · 1.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:05 · 0.3 m High tide 09:02 · 1.1 m Low tide 15:18 · 0.2 m High tide 22:34 · 1.2 m

Playa Blanca: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

250h

in January · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to April, peaking in January: 24 rideable days a month and 250 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is May, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 99%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 99% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is April, with 5 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Blanca

Monthly averages — Playa Blanca — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.5	250 h	22 °C	0 mm
February	26.5	204 h	23 °C	1 mm
March	23.5	169 h	21 °C	0 mm
April	19.0	109 h	19 °C	5 mm
May	7.5	41 h	17 °C	1 mm
June	9.5	49 h	16 °C	1 mm
July	12.5	64 h	16 °C	0 mm
August	12.5	81 h	16 °C	4 mm
September	17.0	116 h	17 °C	0 mm
October	21.0	160 h	18 °C	1 mm
November	24.0	210 h	19 °C	0 mm
December	26.5	221 h	20 °C	1 mm

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Technical details of Playa Blanca spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Nearby spots

All spots: Atacama

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