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Playa Tortuga

Casma, Ancash, Peru

Playa Tortuga 1 photo

  • Grey-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) on Tortoise Beach, Ancash, Peru

    Grey-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) on Tortoise Beach, Ancash, Peru. Reckder, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:09 pm
6 am
5.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.7
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C74°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
5.8Good6 am2214
5.9Good7 am2314
5.4Fair8 am2214
5.3Fair9 am2415
5.1Fair10 am2717
5.1Fair11 am3018
5.2Fair12 pm2918
6.6Good1 pm2717
6.6Good2 pm2918
6.3Good3 pm3220
5.7Good4 pm3320
5.7Good5 pm3321
4.8Fair6 pm3220
Sat
5.2Fair6 am2415
5.4Fair7 am2516
5.9Good8 am2516
6.4Good9 am2717
6.6Good10 am3622
6.3Good11 am3823
5.9Good12 pm3321
5.9Good1 pm3019
6.2Good2 pm3220
5.9Good3 pm3119
5.6Good4 pm2818
5.0Fair5 pm2918
4.9Fair6 pm3019
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, <0.1 m. High at 3 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 9 pm, 0.2 mLow 9 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 9 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m330 ft
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
470 m0.3 miTortugas (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miAeropuerto Tnte. FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales (CHM)

Nearby places

  • TeykoFood and drink
    100 m330 ft
  • CesarFood and drink
    120 m400 ft
  • TarawasiFood and drink
    180 m580 ft
  • ChaposaFood and drink
    200 m640 ft
  • RositaFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi

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

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