Check the Beach

Playa Blanca

Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:41 pm
6 am
7.6
19 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
4.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C84°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph N
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:41 pm
Today
7.6Great6 am1911
7.9Great7 am1711
8.6Excellent8 am149
7.6Great9 am138
8.6Excellent10 am117
8.0Great11 am117
6.2Good12 pm159
4.5Fair1 pm1912
4.6Fair2 pm1811
5.3Fair3 pm2113
5.7Good4 pm1711
6.3Good5 pm1811
Sat
4.8Fair6 am53
4.9Fair7 am85
4.8Fair8 am128
4.8Fair9 am138
4.7Fair10 am149
4.5Fair11 am1610
4.3Fair12 pm1911
4.1Fair1 pm1811
4.3Fair2 pm1711
4.6Fair3 pm1710
4.7Fair4 pm1610
5.5Good5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 2 am, 0.2 mHigh 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 2 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, 0.2 m<1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2 miBocachica (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miAeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez (CTG)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 90%
  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 84%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 90%