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Playas de Marbella

Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia

Playas 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

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
138 km/hmph N
Gusts
2214 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

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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
70 m210 ftTerrazas de San Sebastian - parada de Transcribe
Nearest town
2 km1.2 miCartagena de Indias (city)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miAeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez (CTG)

Nearby places

  • Restaurante Don PlaticoFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi
  • SanchoFood and drink
    680 m0.4 mi
  • Cocina LocalFood and drink
    710 m0.4 mi
  • Restaurante Las PlayasFood and drink
    920 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playas 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%