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Playa Punta Sal

Contralmirante Villar, Tumbes, Peru

Playa Punta Sal 1 photo

  • PLAYAS CAMEROM PUNTA SAL

    PLAYAS CAMEROM PUNTA SAL. DIOHER_PAVAL, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:14 pm
7 am
6.4
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.7
40 km/h25 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
6.4Good7 am3018
7.6Great8 am2918
7.5Great9 am2717
8.2Great10 am2415
8.8Excellent11 am1912
8.8Excellent12 pm1811
7.7Great1 pm3019
7.1Great2 pm3622
6.7Good3 pm4025
6.1Good4 pm3220
6.5Good5 pm2013
5.8Good6 pm2113
Sat
6.7Good7 am1912
8.6Excellent8 am1811
9.1Excellent9 am96
8.9Excellent10 am42
8.7Excellent11 am138
8.2Great12 pm2415
7.7Great1 pm3421
7.7Great2 pm3320
7.3Great3 pm3321
7.3Great4 pm3320
5.9Good5 pm3220
5.7Good6 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, <0.1 m. High at 2 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 8 pm, <0.1 mLow 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 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 drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m400 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
510 m0.3 miPunta Sal (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeródromo Walter Braedt Segú (PTL)

Nearby places

  • Hospedaje ecologico las terrazas de punta salItalian
    120 m400 ft
  • Pyramide del MarPeruvian
    210 m680 ft
  • Willy RestaurantFood and drink
    470 m0.3 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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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 15%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 31%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 57%