Overview

Playa Manzanillo is a spot located in the department of Bolívar, on the Colombian Caribbean coast. The beach offers a natural setting with constant easterly trade winds. Coastal spot for intermediate riders, with warm Caribbean waters year-round.

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Spot forecast for Playa Manzanillo

Sunrise 05:51 · Sunset 17:42

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Playa Manzanillo: when to go?

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Season · peak

243h

in March · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in March: 25 rideable days a month and 243 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is September, at 2 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is September, at 30 °C. The wettest month is June, with 198 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Manzanillo

Monthly averages — Playa Manzanillo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	232 h	32 °C	22 mm
February	26.0	246 h	32 °C	20 mm
March	28.5	243 h	34 °C	16 mm
April	24.5	194 h	33 °C	66 mm
May	8.5	51 h	31 °C	194 mm
June	5.0	29 h	31 °C	198 mm
July	15.0	93 h	32 °C	98 mm
August	6.5	29 h	31 °C	150 mm
September	2.0	7 h	30 °C	178 mm
October	2.0	12 h	30 °C	158 mm
November	4.5	28 h	30 °C	170 mm
December	19.0	109 h	31 °C	57 mm

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Technical details of Playa Manzanillo spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Ogimet - Cartagena / Rafael Nunez (Colombia)8.1 km

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