Playa Salguero

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 4 pm, sunset 5:35 pm

6 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

7 am
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
8.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
9.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
8.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.2
17 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°C86°F
Wind: 32 km/hmph SSE
Gusts: 85 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:35 pm

Today

8.0Great6 am85

8.8Excellent7 am53

9.6Excellent8 am53

9.6Excellent9 am74

9.4Excellent10 am95

8.9Excellent11 am106

9.1Excellent12 pm117

8.8Excellent1 pm159

9.0Excellent2 pm159

9.0Excellent3 pm1510

8.2Great4 pm1912

7.2Great5 pm1711

Sat

6.6Good6 am149

6.0Good7 am1610

6.4Good8 am1811

6.4Good9 am1912

6.5Good10 am1811

6.6Good11 am1912

6.6Good12 pm2012

6.5Good1 pm1912

6.7Good2 pm149

7.4Great3 pm159

7.5Great4 pm117

6.9Good5 pm85

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

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
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

Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 880 m0.5 mi
Wheelchair accessNot listed
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.4 km0.8 miGaira (village)
Nearest airport: 8 km5 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)

Nearby places

La PiscinaFood and drink
880 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Sierra Laguna1.6 km1.0 mi south away
9.1 Excellent later
El Rodadero1.8 km1.1 mi north away
9.2 Excellent later
Bello Horizonte1.9 km1.2 mi south away
9.1 Excellent later
Playa Inca Inca3.3 km2.0 mi north away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa Blanca3.6 km2.2 mi north 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.

Sat7.5 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 36%
Sun7.0 GreatBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 57%
Mon6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 63%
Tue7.8 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 51%
Wed7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 33%