Playa Cristal

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Today at a glance

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

6 am
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

7 am
7.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

8 am
8.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
8.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
8.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

12 pm
6.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

1 pm
4.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
4.5
17 km/h11 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°C82°F
Water: 30°C85°F
Wind: 2314 km/hmph E
Gusts: 3220 km/hmph
Waves: 0.6 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:34 pm

Today

7.0Great6 am1811

7.9Great7 am1811

8.5Excellent8 am2012

8.8Excellent9 am2012

8.6Excellent10 am2012

7.8Great11 am1811

6.1Good12 pm149

4.9Fair1 pm128

4.5Fair2 pm138

4.3Fair3 pm149

4.1Fair4 pm1610

4.5Fair5 pm1711

Sat

6.2Good6 am1610

6.7Good7 am149

6.9Good8 am128

6.9Good9 am138

6.4Good10 am1912

5.2Fair11 am2616

4.2Fair12 pm2817

3.8Poor1 pm2515

4.1Fair2 pm2012

4.3Fair3 pm1610

4.4Fair4 pm159

4.4Fair5 pm149

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

Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m180 ft

Getting there

Nearest town: 9.3 km5.8 miColinas de Calabazo (village)
Nearest airport: 29 km18 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)

Nearby places

Frutera La CaponeraCaribbean
60 m180 ft
Estadero RufimarCaribbean
70 m220 ft
Frutera El PájaroCaribbean
110 m350 ft
Jagon CosteñoCaribbean
120 m380 ft
Restaurante Doña JuliaCaribbean
170 m560 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Neguanje1.5 km0.9 mi south-west away
8.5 Excellent later
Playa Placerito2.4 km1.5 mi west away
8.5 Excellent later
Playa Brava2.4 km1.5 mi west away
8.5 Excellent later
Playa Cinto2.6 km1.6 mi east away
8.5 Excellent later
Playa Gayraca3.5 km2.2 mi west away
8.5 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.

Sat6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 100%
Sun6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 100%
Mon6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 99%
Tue5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 100%
Wed6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 96%
Thu7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 100%