Check the Beach

Playón de Cachimbero

Ciénaga, Magdalena, Colombia

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 11 am, sunset 5:35 pm
6 am
7.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 am
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.8
1 km/h0 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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
27°C81°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
64 km/hmph E
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:35 pm
Today
7.6Great6 am75
9.0Excellent7 am53
9.8Excellent8 am10
9.6Excellent9 am53
9.2Excellent10 am95
8.3Great11 am1610
8.6Excellent12 pm1811
8.9Excellent1 pm1912
8.2Great2 pm2012
8.8Excellent3 pm1610
8.4Great4 pm149
7.5Great5 pm128
Sat
4.5Fair6 am96
6.4Good7 am138
6.6Good8 am127
6.6Good9 am149
6.8Good10 am127
6.5Good11 am148
6.3Good12 pm1711
5.7Good1 pm1711
5.7Good2 pm138
5.6Good3 pm117
5.4Fair4 pm1610
5.6Good5 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, 0.2 m. High at 8 am, 0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 mLow 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • 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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 930 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
990 m0.6 miCiénaga (city)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)

Nearby places

  • La Tranca Café & BarCoffee shop
    930 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 Playón de Cachimbero.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 67%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 48%