Check the Beach

Playa de Popoya

Manaure, La Guajira, Colombia

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:29 pm
6 am
9.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.3
4 km/h2 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
25°C77°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph SE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
26%
Sunset
5:29 pm
Today
9.1Excellent6 am159
9.3Excellent7 am1711
9.3Excellent8 am138
7.0Great9 am1811
6.6Good10 am2012
6.6Good11 am1912
6.7Good12 pm1510
7.2Great1 pm106
7.4Great2 pm64
7.5Great3 pm96
6.9Good4 pm75
7.3Great5 pm42
Sat
6.6Good6 am64
6.6Good7 am32
6.8Good8 am43
6.8Good9 am53
6.9Good10 am21
6.9Good11 am74
6.7Good12 pm138
6.4Good1 pm1711
6.3Good2 pm1711
6.7Good3 pm138
6.5Good4 pm138
6.2Good5 pm138
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 8 am, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 mLow 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 6 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.4 km2.1 miMayapo (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 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.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 23%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 62%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 64%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 54%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 65%