Playa Castilletes

Municipio La Guajira, Zulia State, Venezuela

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 4 pm, sunset 5:23 pm

6 am
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

7 am
7.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

8 am
8.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
8.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
8.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
9.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
9.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 28°C83°F
Water: 30°C85°F
Wind: 1610 km/hmph E
Gusts: 2415 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 30%
Sunset: 5:23 pm

Today

7.3Great6 am1912

7.4Great7 am2113

8.6Excellent8 am2113

8.5Excellent9 am1912

8.5Excellent10 am1912

9.2Excellent11 am1912

9.5Excellent12 pm1711

9.7Excellent1 pm149

9.2Excellent2 pm1510

8.9Excellent3 pm1811

6.9Good4 pm2113

6.8Good5 pm2012

Sat

3.0Poor6 am1711

5.0Fair7 am1811

5.4Fair8 am2012

5.7Good9 am2314

6.4Good10 am1811

6.8Good11 am159

7.0Great12 pm127

7.0Great1 pm117

7.1Great2 pm96

7.1Great3 pm53

7.1Great4 pm106

7.1Great5 pm128

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
Low 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
High 1 am, 0.5 m2 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

Boat ramp320 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest airport: 130 km81 miAeropuerto Internacional Josefa Camejo (LSP)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Castilletes.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 53%
Sun7.8 GreatBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 71%
Mon7.5 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 72%
Tue6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 71%
Wed7.6 GreatBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 65%
Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 77%