Check the Beach

Playa Chica

Santa Bárbara, Nariño, Colombia

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 10 am, sunset 5:57 pm
6 am
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
63 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
3%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
8.0Great6 am53
7.3Great7 am63
8.1Great8 am74
7.4Great9 am85
6.6Good10 am64
6.1Good11 am42
4.6Fair12 pm74
3.0Poor1 pm106
3.0Poor2 pm43
3.0Poor3 pm53
4.1Fair4 pm74
4.1Fair5 pm64
Sat
5.2Fair6 am21
5.3Fair7 am11
5.5Good8 am10
5.8Good9 am21
5.8Good10 am00
5.3Fair11 am42
4.6Fair12 pm64
4.2Fair1 pm95
3.0Poor2 pm85
4.1Fair3 pm95
4.2Fair4 pm85
4.1Fair5 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 1.8 m. Low at 7 am, -0.4 m. High at 1 pm, 1.7 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.4 mHigh 1 am, 1.8 m6 ftLow 7 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.7 m6 ftLow 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 1 am, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.7 m6 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.4 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeropuerto de El Charco (ECR)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 83%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 80%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 90%