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Playa Taroa

Uribia, La Guajira, Colombia

Playa Taroa 1 photo

  • Dunas de Taroa in Punta Gallinas La Guajira

    Dunas de Taroa in Punta Gallinas La Guajira. Uhkabu, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 5:23 pm
6 am
7.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
6.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph E
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
29%
Sunset
5:23 pm
Today
7.3Great6 am2113
7.7Great7 am2516
6.7Good8 am2717
6.4Good9 am2817
6.3Good10 am2918
6.0Good11 am2918
5.3Fair12 pm3019
5.2Fair1 pm3119
6.0Good2 pm3119
6.4Good3 pm2818
7.3Great4 pm2214
8.6Excellent5 pm1811
Sat
6.7Good6 am2214
6.2Good7 am2314
6.2Good8 am2415
5.8Good9 am2315
5.9Good10 am2113
5.7Good11 am2213
5.7Good12 pm2113
5.8Good1 pm2213
3.0Poor2 pm2515
3.0Poor3 pm2415
5.8Good4 pm2415
6.0Good5 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 8 am, 0.3 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.2 m. High at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 8 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 8 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miTaroa (village)

Nearby places

  • Estadero Las DunasFood and drink
    380 m0.2 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 Playa Taroa.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 16%
  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 51%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 61%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 47%