Playa Mendihuaca
Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:33 pm7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
4.7
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
4.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
4.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 25°C78°F
- Water
- 30°C85°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 2717 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:33 pm
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 drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m130 ft
- SurfaceRocks
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 890 m0.5 mi
- Nearest town
- 820 m0.5 miMendihuaca (village)
- Nearest airport
- 44 km27 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)
Nearby places
- Don SamuelSeafood40 m130 ft
- MaicolFood and drink110 m350 ft
- Brisas del marFood and drink130 m440 ft
- Sor & PanFood and drink870 m0.5 mi
- Casa GrandeBreakfast960 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Costeno Beach1.2 km0.8 mi east away8.3 Great later
- Los Ángeles3.6 km2.3 mi north-west away8.3 Great later
- Los Naranjos4.9 km3.1 mi north-west away8.3 Great later
- Castilettes7.0 km4.3 mi north-west away8.4 Great later
- Punta Cañaveral9.0 km5.6 mi north-west away8.4 Great 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 12 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 100%
- Sun6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 100%
- Mon6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 99%
- Tue6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 4 km/h2 mph, rain 100%
- Wed7.7 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 96%
- Thu9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 100%