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Playa Blanca

Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba

Playa Blanca 3 photos

  • Hasta la espuma del mar pasa hambruna, y sino, mirar como abarre ese coco... - Playa de de la ciudad de Baracoa - panoramio

    Hasta la espuma del mar pasa hambruna, y sino, mirar como abarre ese coco... - Playa de de la ciudad de Baracoa - panoramio. DnTrotaMundos ☮, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Así es la playa de Baracoa al «cuajar» el crepúsculo nocturno - panoramio

    Así es la playa de Baracoa al «cuajar» el crepúsculo nocturno - panoramio. DnTrotaMundos ☮, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • De camino a la playa para darnos un chapuzón antes de cenar - panoramio

    De camino a la playa para darnos un chapuzón antes de cenar - panoramio. DnTrotaMundos ☮, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 6:28 pm
7 am
8.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.2
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
10 am
3.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C74°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:28 pm
Today
8.1Great7 am43
8.3Great8 am63
6.2Good9 am10
3.0Poor10 am96
4.4Fair11 am106
4.6Fair12 pm53
4.6Fair1 pm32
4.2Fair2 pm43
4.1Fair3 pm85
4.2Fair4 pm21
4.1Fair5 pm53
4.2Fair6 pm32
Sat
4.2Fair7 am32
4.3Fair8 am64
4.3Fair9 am53
4.4Fair10 am43
4.5Fair11 am10
4.4Fair12 pm43
4.4Fair1 pm64
3.0Poor2 pm42
4.7Fair3 pm42
4.8Fair4 pm74
4.9Fair5 pm53
4.8Fair6 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.7 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.2 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, 0.1 mHigh 6 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 6 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.1 m<1 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
2.4 km1.5 miBaracoa (city)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto Gustavo Rizo (BCA)

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.

  • Sat4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 93%
  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 97%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 85%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 85%