La Serena, Chile

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Lifeguard chair at beach La Serena - panoramio
Avenida del mar. Photo: René Bongard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Serena

La Serena is a town in Coquimbo Region, Chile. From La Serena you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Avenida del mar, a surf spot 4.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 105 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is LSC, 5 km away.

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Staying in La Serena

  • 105 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LSC, 5 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from La Serena.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of La Serena: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Avenida del mar4.2 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+3 ft180 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, too small for experts4 ft322 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, too small for experts5 ft516 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small for experts5 ft292 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, fair for experts4 ft389 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small for experts4 ft242 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, too small for experts4 ft78 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Avenida del mar: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Avenida del mar, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small3 ft9 scrumbling180kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct24, too small4 ft10 scrumbling322kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small5 ft12 smushy516kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct37, fair5 ft7 smushy292kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct25, too small4 ft11 scrumbling389kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot22°C
Fri 23Oct19, too small4 ft10 scrumbling242kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small4 ft5 smushy78kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of La Serena, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near La Serena

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits