Playa Brava

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 11 am, sunset 5:34 pm

6 am
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

7 am
8.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
7.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

12 pm
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

1 pm
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
4.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
4.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 28°C83°F
Water: 30°C85°F
Wind: 2616 km/hmph E
Gusts: 3723 km/hmph
Waves: 0.6 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:34 pm

Today

7.1Great6 am1811

8.6Excellent7 am1710

9.0Excellent8 am1711

9.6Excellent9 am1610

9.2Excellent10 am1610

7.9Great11 am159

5.9Good12 pm149

4.7Fair1 pm138

4.5Fair2 pm128

4.4Fair3 pm138

4.2Fair4 pm1610

4.6Fair5 pm1710

Sat

6.5Good6 am1811

6.8Good7 am128

6.7Good8 am1710

6.8Good9 am1811

6.2Good10 am2415

5.5Good11 am2616

4.4Fair12 pm2516

3.9Poor1 pm2012

3.8Poor2 pm1912

4.3Fair3 pm1610

4.6Fair4 pm148

4.6Fair5 pm85

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 8 am, 0.4 m1 ft
High 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
Low 1 am, 0.2 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport: 27 km17 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Placerito0.9 km0.6 mi north away
9.1 Excellent later
Playa Gayraca1.0 km0.6 mi west away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa Neguanje1.8 km1.1 mi east away
9.1 Excellent later
Playa del Medio1.9 km1.2 mi west away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa del Amor2.2 km1.4 mi west away
9.2 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.

Sat6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 100%
Sun6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 100%
Mon6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 99%
Tue6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 100%
Wed7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 96%