Check the Beach

Playa Castro

Cumanayagua, Cienfuegos, Cuba

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:50 pm
8 am
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.7
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NE
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:50 pm
Today
6.2Good8 am64
7.5Great9 am42
8.1Great10 am43
8.0Great11 am63
6.8Good12 pm127
5.3Fair1 pm117
3.5Poor2 pm42
4.7Fair3 pm11
3.5Poor4 pm1610
3.8Poor5 pm128
3.5Poor6 pm127
Sat
6.6Good8 am53
8.0Great9 am42
8.3Great10 am63
8.1Great11 am32
7.8Great12 pm64
6.2Good1 pm64
4.9Fair2 pm63
4.6Fair3 pm106
4.7Fair4 pm95
4.8Fair5 pm149
5.5Good6 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 0.6 mHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.6 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.6 km3.5 miPlaya Yaguanabo (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miAeropuerto Alberto Delgado (TND)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 94%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 80%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 76%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 63%