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Playa Palomino

Dibulla, La Guajira, Colombia

Playa Palomino 4 photos

  • Palomino beach

    Palomino beach. Uhkabu, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cangrejo y amigos en las playas de Palomino,Guajira

    Cangrejo y amigos en las playas de Palomino,Guajira. CristhianVarela, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Río Palomino

    Río Palomino. Juanrapave, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Pintada En Palomino

    Pintada En Palomino. Jusezam, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:32 pm
6 am
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
22%
Sunset
5:32 pm
Today
7.0Great6 am53
7.0Great7 am21
7.3Great8 am43
8.2Great9 am96
8.4Great10 am85
8.9Excellent11 am106
8.8Excellent12 pm117
7.7Great1 pm96
7.5Great2 pm96
7.1Great3 pm85
6.7Good4 pm85
6.8Good5 pm53
Sat
6.6Good6 am85
6.6Good7 am74
6.7Good8 am74
6.8Good9 am96
7.0Great10 am128
7.2Great11 am106
7.0Great12 pm106
6.7Good1 pm96
6.7Good2 pm106
6.6Good3 pm85
6.4Good4 pm85
8.0Great5 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 8 am, 0.4 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 8 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 8 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 7 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink50 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m170 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miPalomino (village)
Nearest airport
75 km47 miAeropuerto Almirante Padilla (RCH)

Nearby places

  • San SebastianFood and drink
    50 m170 ft
  • PrabaFood and drink
    80 m270 ft
  • ZoeFood and drink
    110 m360 ft
  • Playa La OlaFood and drink
    120 m380 ft
  • Paletería ChundúaFood and drink
    120 m390 ft

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.

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 21%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 51%