Playa Cangrejo Moro

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 1 pm, 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
9.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
9.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 28°C83°F
Water: 30°C85°F
Wind: 2717 km/hmph E
Gusts: 3823 km/hmph
Waves: 0.6 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:34 pm

Today

7.1Great6 am1811

8.6Excellent7 am1710

9.0Excellent8 am1711

9.6Excellent9 am1610

9.3Excellent10 am1610

9.5Excellent11 am159

9.0Excellent12 pm149

8.5Excellent1 pm138

9.4Excellent2 pm128

9.0Excellent3 pm138

8.3Great4 pm1610

7.5Great5 pm1710

Sat

6.2Good6 am1811

6.6Good7 am128

6.4Good8 am1710

6.5Good9 am1811

6.2Good10 am2415

6.5Good11 am2616

6.2Good12 pm2516

6.3Good1 pm2012

6.2Good2 pm1912

8.0Great3 pm1610

8.1Great4 pm148

6.6Good5 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

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 town: 9.1 km5.7 miTaganga (village)
Nearest airport: 25 km16 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Ricardito0.4 km0.3 mi north away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa del Amor1.2 km0.7 mi north-east away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa del Medio1.3 km0.8 mi east away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa Gayraca2.2 km1.4 mi east away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa Brava3.1 km2.0 mi east 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.

Sat8.1 GreatBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 36%
Sun7.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 57%
Mon6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 63%
Tue7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 51%
Wed7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 33%