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Punta Cañaveral

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

Punta Cañaveral 5 photos

  • Playa Arrecifes

    Playa Arrecifes. Niop90, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Cañaveral 2 - panoramio

    Cañaveral 2 - panoramio. Tamyx, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cañaveral 3 - panoramio

    Cañaveral 3 - panoramio. Tamyx, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sunrise 1 Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona

    Sunrise 1 Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Thomas Fuhrmann, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunset Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona

    Sunset Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Thomas Fuhrmann, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:34 pm
6 am
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:34 pm
Today
7.0Great6 am117
7.5Great7 am127
7.9Great8 am149
8.3Great9 am138
9.0Excellent10 am117
8.0Great11 am95
6.1Good12 pm95
4.8Fair1 pm106
4.5Fair2 pm74
4.4Fair3 pm106
4.3Fair4 pm74
4.7Fair5 pm95
Sat
6.6Good6 am95
6.4Good7 am64
6.8Good8 am63
6.8Good9 am21
6.6Good10 am117
5.6Good11 am1610
4.6Fair12 pm1710
3.9Poor1 pm1811
4.0Fair2 pm1710
3.9Poor3 pm2113
4.3Fair4 pm1610
4.2Fair5 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.4 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 8 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • 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

  • Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
580 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
8.4 km5.2 miColinas de Calabazo (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miAeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar (SMR)

Nearby places

  • Restaurante EcohabsFood and drink
    360 m0.2 mi

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

Nearby beaches

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 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 96%
  • Thu9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 100%