Playa de Marbella

Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia

Lifeguards

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:40 pm

6 am
8.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

7 am
9.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
8.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

2 pm
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

4 pm
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 28°C82°F
Water: 30°C86°F
Wind: 117 km/hmph N
Gusts: 1912 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:40 pm

Today

8.4Great6 am128

9.0Excellent7 am117

9.6Excellent8 am106

9.9Excellent9 am95

8.4Great10 am75

8.2Great11 am96

7.8Great12 pm127

7.5Great1 pm117

6.7Good2 pm117

6.0Good3 pm127

6.0Good4 pm106

6.1Good5 pm106

Sat

3.0Poor6 am00

5.1Fair7 am21

5.1Fair8 am117

5.2Fair9 am85

5.2Fair10 am128

5.1Fair11 am106

5.0Fair12 pm128

4.8Fair1 pm149

4.8Fair2 pm1510

5.1Fair3 pm127

5.3Fair4 pm138

5.6Good5 pm106

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
High 7 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

LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m140 ft
Playground440 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 220 m730 ft
Nearest town: 1.1 km0.7 miCartagena de Indias (city)
Nearest airport: 3 km2 miAeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez (CTG)

Nearby places

Restaurante Las PlayasFood and drink
40 m140 ft
Restaurante Don PlaticoFood and drink
390 m0.2 mi
Cocina LocalFood and drink
690 m0.4 mi
La LangostaFish and chips
740 m0.5 mi
Moon Blue RestauranteFood and drink
890 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Playas de Las Tenazas0.3 km0.2 mi south-west away
9.5 Excellent later
Playas de Marbella0.9 km0.6 mi north-east away
9.5 Excellent later
Balneario de Marbella1.3 km0.8 mi north-east away
9.5 Excellent later
Playas de Crespo2.8 km1.7 mi north-east away
9.5 Excellent later
Bocagrande4.0 km2.5 mi south-west away
9.5 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa de Marbella.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

Sat5.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 73%
Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 91%
Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 92%
Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 84%
Wed6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 80%
Thu6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 87%