Playa Chica (Cartagena, Chile) live beach webcam & sea temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Live cam by sanantonioimagen via YouTube
Current conditions
Right now at Playa Chica (Cartagena, Chile): 4 kts SSE, gusts 16, 1.6 m waves, water 18 °C.
7-day forecast
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| 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |
| Wind | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| Gusts | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 14 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Temperature | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
🔒 Days 4–7 are Pro — The free plan shows the first 3 forecast days. Go Pro to see the whole week.
Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |
| Surf (est.) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Primary swell | 1.413s↑ | 1.413s↑ | 1.713s↑ | 1.913s↑ | 1.912s↑ | 1.412s↑ | 1.512s↑ | 1.411s↑ | 1.47s↑ | 1.011s↑ | 1.617s↑ | 1.716s↑ | 1.816s↑ | 1.815s↑ | 1.815s↑ | 1.815s↑ | 1.714s↑ | 1.614s↑ | 1.614s↑ | 1.614s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.55s↑ | 0.416s↑ | 0.416s↑ | 0.118s↑ | 0.515s↑ | 0.614s↑ | 0.217s↑ | 1.47s↑ | 1.311s↑ | 0.818s↑ | 0.217s↑ | 0.217s↑ | 0.216s↑ | 0.216s↑ | 0.316s↑ | 0.316s↑ | 0.316s↑ | 0.216s↑ | 0.216s↑ | 0.216s↑ |
| Wind waves | 0.54s↑ | 0.65s↑ | 0.85s↑ | 1.05s↑ | 1.16s↑ | 1.36s↑ | 1.47s↑ | 1.47s↑ | 1.57s↑ | 1.57s↑ | 1.77s↑ | 1.77s↑ | 1.67s↑ | 1.57s↑ | 1.57s↑ | 1.77s↑ | 1.77s↑ | 1.78s↑ | 1.68s↑ | 1.48s↑ |
| Waves | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Period | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 11s | 11s | 11s | 12s | 15s | 16s | 17s | 16s | 16s | 15s | 15s | 14s | 14s | 14s | 13s |
| Power | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 41 |
| Groundswell | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Cartagena, Valparaíso
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SUP
Playa Chica is the smaller of the two town beaches of Cartagena, a seaside resort in San Antonio province on Chile's central coast, about 110 km west of Santiago. Cartagena grew up in the early twentieth century as the summer retreat of Santiago's families, and the wooden mansions and the stepped promenade known as La Terraza, built above Playa Chica, still recall that era; the poet Vicente Huidobro is buried on the hill overlooking the sea. The beach lies in a sheltered bay below the cliffs, so it is usually calmer than the long, exposed Playa Grande to the south, although the Pacific stays cold, around 12 to 16 °C, and swells can still roll in. On summer weekends it fills with day-trippers who arrive by bus from the capital, and stalls and fairground rides line the seafront. The live cam is run by sanantonioimagen, a local channel with several cams in the province, and looks over the beach and the rocks to the sea, so you can check the waves and the crowd before setting out. January and February are the peak months; spring and autumn are quieter and often clear after the morning fog.
Playa Chica (Cartagena, Chile) FAQ
- Is there a beach webcam at Playa Chica (Cartagena, Chile)?
- Yes. The live beach webcam for Playa Chica (Cartagena, Chile) is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
