Playa del Centro
Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Today at a glance
Best: 7 am to 4 pm, sunset 5:35 pm8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
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
- 43 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:35 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
- 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
- Restrooms80 m270 ft away
- Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 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
- 110 m360 ftTo Bus Terminal
- Nearest town
- 2.5 km1.6 miSanta Marta (city)
- Nearest airport
- 14 km9 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)
Nearby places
- Rent bike Santa MartaRental380 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Bahía de Santa Marta0.1 km0.1 mi north away9.2 Excellent later
- Playa Lipe2.1 km1.3 mi south-west away9.2 Excellent later
- Playa Santo Cristo2.9 km1.8 mi south-west away9.2 Excellent later
- Playa Sisiguaca3.5 km2.2 mi north-east away9.4 Excellent later
- Playa Inca Inca3.6 km2.3 mi south-west away9.2 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.
- 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%