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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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

Spot

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Avenida del mar4.2 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft335 kJ

4 ft503 kJ

6 ft338 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

3 ft170 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Avenida del mar, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	335kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	4 ft12 smushy	503kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	6 ft8 smushy	338kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	377kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	240kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	170kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	22°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

Papa John's PizzaPizza · in the centre
Terrazza Restaurant and ParkingItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
DominóHot dog · 0.4 km from the centre
Don HumbertoBarbecue · 0.4 km from the centre
IkigaisushiSushi · 0.4 km from the centre
el toro peruanoPeruvian · 0.5 km from the centre

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

La Serena, Chile