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Playa Arcoiris

Uribia, La Guajira, Colombia

Playa Arcoiris 5 photos

  • Playa junto al Pilon en Guajira - panoramio - aPreciosdeRemate (1)

    Playa junto al Pilon en Guajira - panoramio - aPreciosdeRemate (1). aPreciosdeRemate, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa junto al Pilon en Guajira - panoramio

    Playa junto al Pilon en Guajira - panoramio. aPreciosdeRemate, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa junto al Pilon en Guajira - panoramio - aPreciosdeRemate

    Playa junto al Pilon en Guajira - panoramio - aPreciosdeRemate. aPreciosdeRemate, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Pilon De Azucar

    Pilon De Azucar. Uhkabu, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Vista desde el pilón a la playa , guajira - panoramio

    Vista desde el pilón a la playa , guajira - panoramio. aPreciosdeRemate, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 10 am, sunset 5:25 pm
6 am
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
8 am
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
149 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
18%
Sunset
5:25 pm
Today
6.7Good6 am1710
6.8Good7 am2013
8.1Great8 am1912
8.0Great9 am2415
6.4Good10 am2516
6.2Good11 am2415
6.1Good12 pm2314
7.6Great1 pm2214
6.7Good2 pm1811
7.1Great3 pm159
7.2Great4 pm1711
6.6Good5 pm2214
Sat
6.7Good6 am1610
5.9Good7 am2012
5.9Good8 am2013
6.1Good9 am1610
6.1Good10 am1610
6.1Good11 am96
6.1Good12 pm32
3.0Poor1 pm149
3.0Poor2 pm32
3.0Poor3 pm21
6.9Good4 pm42
7.3Great5 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 8 am, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 mHigh 8 am, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 8 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 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
4.7 km2.9 miCabo de la Vela (village)
Nearest airport
117 km73 miAeropuerto Almirante Padilla (RCH)

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.

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 29%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 52%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 58%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 49%