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Balneario de Marbella

Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia

Balneario de Marbella 1 photo

  • Barrio Marbella, Cartagena de indias Colombia-2008 02

    Barrio Marbella, Cartagena de indias Colombia-2008 02. Nickeyra, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:40 pm
6 am
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:40 pm
Today
6.2Good6 am85
6.9Good7 am85
7.7Great8 am85
6.9Good9 am74
7.2Great10 am64
7.4Great11 am21
6.0Good12 pm32
3.0Poor1 pm117
5.4Fair2 pm128
5.6Good3 pm117
6.1Good4 pm106
6.2Good5 pm117
Fri
8.4Great6 am106
8.8Excellent7 am106
8.7Excellent8 am106
7.6Great9 am96
7.9Great10 am75
8.4Great11 am75
7.7Great12 pm127
6.0Good1 pm128
5.8Good2 pm138
6.7Good3 pm138
6.1Good4 pm127
7.2Great5 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, 0.2 m. High at 7 am, 0.4 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 0.3 mLow 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
60 m200 ft
Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miCartagena de Indias (city)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miAeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez (CTG)

Nearby places

  • SanchoFood and drink
    360 m0.2 mi
  • Café VesubioFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi
  • Restaurante Don PlaticoFood and drink
    930 m0.6 mi
  • Cocina LocalFood and drink
    970 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri8.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 45%
  • Sat6.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 73%
  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 91%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 92%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 84%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 80%