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Playa Tortuguilla

San Antonio del Sur, Guantánamo, Cuba

Playa Tortuguilla 1 photo

  • The beach of Tortuguilla in Guantánamo province, Cuba

    The beach of Tortuguilla in Guantánamo province, Cuba. Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 8 am, sunset 6:30 pm
7 am
7.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
3.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
11 am
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 8 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:30 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am21
6.1Good8 am63
5.6Good9 am42
3.0Poor10 am21
5.1Fair11 am53
4.7Fair12 pm74
4.6Fair1 pm53
4.5Fair2 pm138
4.3Fair3 pm138
4.3Fair4 pm106
4.3Fair5 pm42
4.3Fair6 pm85
Sat
4.1Fair7 am64
4.1Fair8 am96
4.2Fair9 am74
4.3Fair10 am53
4.4Fair11 am75
4.4Fair12 pm96
4.4Fair1 pm85
4.5Fair2 pm85
4.4Fair3 pm106
4.5Fair4 pm106
4.5Fair5 pm95
3.5Poor6 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, 0.2 mHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, 0.2 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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 910 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
850 m0.5 miTortuguilla (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miAeropuerto Mariana Grajales (GAO)

Nearby places

  • D'mayéCaribbean
    910 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Tortuguilla.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 98%
  • Sun3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 88%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 83%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 76%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 58%