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Playa Santo Cristo

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Playa Santo Cristo 4 photos

  • Playa en Santa Marta, Colombia, sept 2024

    Playa en Santa Marta, Colombia, sept 2024. CA3avellaneda, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Beach at El Rodadero Colombia - panoramio

    Beach at El Rodadero Colombia - panoramio. Lorne Kelly, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sankta Marta - Feb 2015 4 - 3

    Sankta Marta - Feb 2015 4 - 3. Sahaquiel9102, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sankta Marta - Feb 2015 4 - 4

    Sankta Marta - Feb 2015 4 - 4. Sahaquiel9102, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 4 pm, sunset 5:35 pm
6 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
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°C80°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
42 km/hmph SE
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:35 pm
Today
8.0Great6 am74
8.9Excellent7 am43
9.6Excellent8 am53
9.6Excellent9 am85
9.5Excellent10 am85
9.1Excellent11 am75
8.9Excellent12 pm96
8.7Excellent1 pm117
9.2Excellent2 pm127
8.9Excellent3 pm149
8.1Great4 pm1811
7.2Great5 pm1811
Sat
6.4Good6 am1711
6.0Good7 am1710
6.2Good8 am2213
6.4Good9 am2012
6.3Good10 am2214
6.5Good11 am2213
6.6Good12 pm2113
6.5Good1 pm1912
6.6Good2 pm1610
7.9Great3 pm1510
7.9Great4 pm106
7.1Great5 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 8 am, 0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 mHigh 8 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • 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

  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 800 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miGaira (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)

Nearby places

  • Playa blancaFood and drink
    800 m0.5 mi
  • YirethFood and drink
    860 m0.5 mi
  • La PikuaFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi
  • Casa LindaFood and drink
    900 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Santo Cristo.

Partner links

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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%