Continent |
South America |
Country |
Colombia |
Next Big City |
Cartagena |
Next Town |
Santana |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Camping, School, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Ships, Jetskis, Rocks |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Beautiful water colors. Chop with small waves, better for jumping to the right as it gives small ramps. Many swimmers along the beach. Watch out for boats. Few rocks at shore line.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Trees, Bystanders, Other |
Beach Users: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Long, but narrow beach. Walk north away from the main crowds for more space to launch the kite. Best way is to launch the kite towards the water and land it being in the water flying it low so the helper can catch it. Specially during weekends and holidays many sun bathers. Many huts along the beach. If you are alone, walk all the way north to the kite school for help to launch.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts |
Just shorts all year.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NNW |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, NNW |
A bit less wind than Cartagena. If the wind is too strong in Cartagena you can go here for about 5 knots less. Normally the wind increases in the afternoon around 4pm.
How to get there
Transport |
Car, Boat |
Access
|
Long walk |
You can take a boat from Cartagena (Muelle Turistico, in front of Parque de la Marina) which takes you directly to the beach at 8am. But it also returns around 4pm, so you will miss the wind, but you can stay overnight. Or by car, then park (fee) and walk for about 5-10 min).
Extra information
Stay away from swimmers and beach-goers. Limited space, so know what you do. Awesome atmosphere with many basic options to stay over night. Really good vibe on the beach with international crowd. The most chilled beach close to a big city in Colombia. No internet available, but via mobile. Some places offer electricity.
Nightlife
Small nightlife on the beach at night. Several beach bars with cool music. Big nightlife in Cartagena.