Playa Blanca

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:35 pm

6 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

7 am
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
9.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
9.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

5 pm
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 28°C83°F
Water: 29°C85°F
Wind: 127 km/hmph E
Gusts: 2515 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:35 pm

Today

7.6Great6 am85

8.5Excellent7 am96

9.2Excellent8 am106

9.8Excellent9 am85

9.5Excellent10 am85

9.9Excellent11 am95

9.8Excellent12 pm106

9.6Excellent1 pm106

9.3Excellent2 pm117

8.7Excellent3 pm149

7.3Great4 pm1811

6.9Good5 pm1811

Sat

5.5Good6 am1912

6.3Good7 am1911

6.4Good8 am1711

6.0Good9 am2415

6.0Good10 am2616

6.0Good11 am2717

6.1Good12 pm2616

7.1Great1 pm2314

8.8Excellent2 pm1710

8.6Excellent3 pm128

6.9Good4 pm138

6.2Good5 pm128

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

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m210 ft
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 3.4 km2.1 miGaira (village)
Nearest airport: 11 km7 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)

Nearby places

Playa blancaFood and drink
60 m210 ft
YirethFood and drink
140 m460 ft
Casa LindaFood and drink
190 m610 ft
La PikuaFood and drink
200 m640 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Inca Inca0.7 km0.4 mi south-east away
9.6 Excellent later
Playa Santo Cristo0.9 km0.5 mi north-east away
9.6 Excellent later
Playa Lipe1.7 km1.0 mi north-east away
9.6 Excellent later
El Rodadero2.2 km1.4 mi south-east away
9.6 Excellent later
Playa Salguero3.6 km2.2 mi south away
9.1 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 36%
Sun6.8 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 57%
Mon6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 63%
Tue6.2 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 51%
Wed7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 33%
Thu7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 25%