Bahía de Santa Marta

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 4 pm, sunset 5:35 pm

6 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

7 am
8.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
8.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 27°C81°F
Water: 30°C85°F
Wind: 63 km/hmph E
Gusts: 149 km/hmph
Waves: 0.6 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:35 pm

Today

6.3Good6 am138

7.2Great7 am106

8.1Great8 am75

8.4Great9 am53

7.6Great10 am64

7.4Great11 am53

8.5Excellent12 pm75

8.8Excellent1 pm95

7.7Great2 pm106

7.0Great3 pm138

6.9Good4 pm159

7.0Great5 pm2012

Fri

8.0Great6 am74

8.9Excellent7 am43

9.6Excellent8 am53

9.6Excellent9 am85

9.5Excellent10 am85

9.1Excellent11 am75

8.9Excellent12 pm96

8.7Excellent1 pm117

9.2Excellent2 pm127

8.9Excellent3 pm149

8.1Great4 pm1811

7.2Great5 pm1811

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
High 8 am, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 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

Restrooms40 m140 ft away
Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink133 within 1 km0.6 mi
Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miRent bike Santa Marta

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 90 m280 ftTo Bus Terminal
Nearest town: 2.6 km1.6 miSanta Marta (city)
Nearest airport: 14 km9 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)

Nearby places

Rent bike Santa MartaRental
450 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Playa del Centro0.1 km0.1 mi south away
9.2 Excellent tomorrow
Playa Lipe2.2 km1.4 mi south-west away
9.2 Excellent tomorrow
Playa Santo Cristo3.0 km1.8 mi south-west away
9.2 Excellent tomorrow
Playa Sisiguaca3.4 km2.1 mi north-east away
9.4 Excellent tomorrow
Playa Taganga3.6 km2.2 mi north-east away
9.4 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Bahía de Santa Marta.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Fri9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Sat7.9 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 36%
Sun7.0 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 57%
Mon6.0 GoodBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 63%
Tue7.8 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 51%
Wed8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 33%