Playa del Pilón de Azúcar
La Guajira · Colombia
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Playa del Pilón de Azúcar is a NW-facing sand beach on the Colombia shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~28°C (82.4°F) on average
Jan
24.4°C
75.9°F · 21.7–26.4°C
Feb
24.1°C
75.4°F · 22–26.9°C
Mar
24.5°C
76.1°F · 20.5–26.5°C
Apr
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.7–26.9°C
May
26.4°C
79.5°F · 24.9–28.2°C
Jun
26.8°C
80.2°F · 25.7–28.9°C
Jul
26.3°C
79.3°F · 23.9–28.6°C
Aug
26.9°C
80.4°F · 25.3–28.6°C
Sep
28°C
82.4°F · 26.4–29.5°C
Oct
28.8°C
83.8°F · 26.3–30.7°C
Nov
28°C
82.4°F · 25.8–29.8°C
Dec
26.1°C
79°F · 23.7–29°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
W–N
Best wind
E–S
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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