Punta Canela

Punta Canela: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Punta Canela

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Punta Canela: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Punta Canela — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -31.56609, -71.57095. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Punta Canela

• Sitio Ramsar-RHRAP Sector Semiárido Costero y Humedal Las Salinas de Huentelauquén · sanctuary · Coquimbo Region · ~2 km
• Santuario de la Naturaleza y Sitio Ramsar Laguna Conchalí · lake · Coquimbo Region · ~44 km
• Laguna Conchalí · lake · Coquimbo Region · ~44 km
• Faro Isla de los Huevos · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~47 km
• Bernardo O'Higgins · attraction · Coquimbo Region · ~49 km
• Arturo Prat · attraction · Coquimbo Region · ~49 km
• Reserva Nacional Las Chinchillas · sanctuary · Coquimbo Region · ~55 km
• Cascada quebrada de Cárcamo · waterfall · Coquimbo Region · ~71 km
• Playa Quilicura · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~1 km
• Playa Agua de la Zorra · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Punta Amolanos · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Playa Maitencillo · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~4 km
• Plaza Huentelauquén · park · Coquimbo Region · ~4 km
• Dunas de Punta Ventana · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~5 km
• Playa El Peñón (Las Cardas) · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~5 km
• Punta Ventana · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~6 km
• Cerro De La Viuda, Huentelauquén Sur. · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~6 km
• Playa Agua Dulce · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Punta Canela

Other beaches & coast near Punta Canela

• Faro Isla de los Huevos · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~47 km
• Playa Quilicura · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~1 km
• Playa Agua de la Zorra · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Punta Amolanos · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Playa Maitencillo · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~4 km
• Dunas de Punta Ventana · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~5 km
• Playa El Peñón (Las Cardas) · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~5 km
• Punta Ventana · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~6 km
• Playa Agua Dulce · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~7 km
• Punta Tomás · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~7 km

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