Playa Taroa
La Guajira · Colombia
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Playa Taroa is a S-facing sand beach on the Colombia shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~28.7°C (83.7°F) on average
Jan
24.8°C
76.6°F · 22.4–27°C
Feb
24.4°C
75.9°F · 22.6–26.9°C
Mar
24.8°C
76.6°F · 21.5–26.7°C
Apr
25.5°C
77.9°F · 24.4–27°C
May
26.5°C
79.7°F · 25.3–28.1°C
Jun
26.8°C
80.2°F · 25.6–28.4°C
Jul
26.4°C
79.5°F · 24.5–28.5°C
Aug
26.9°C
80.4°F · 25.4–28.5°C
Sep
27.9°C
82.2°F · 26.2–29.3°C
Oct
28.7°C
83.7°F · 26.5–30.7°C
Nov
28°C
82.4°F · 25.9–29.7°C
Dec
26.3°C
79.3°F · 23.7–29.1°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
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
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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