Check the Beach

Beach of the Dead

Banes, Holguín, Cuba

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 11 am, sunset 6:32 pm
8 am
7.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C76°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
42 km/hmph S
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:32 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am64
8.8Excellent9 am64
8.3Great10 am64
6.1Good11 am138
5.3Fair12 pm127
5.3Fair1 pm64
4.8Fair2 pm43
4.7Fair3 pm32
4.6Fair4 pm75
4.3Fair5 pm1510
4.4Fair6 pm74
Sat
6.9Good8 am64
6.3Good9 am95
6.6Good10 am117
6.2Good11 am106
5.9Good12 pm138
5.5Good1 pm127
4.8Fair2 pm138
4.8Fair3 pm53
3.0Poor4 pm106
3.5Poor5 pm53
3.5Poor6 pm64
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, 0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, <0.1 mHigh 6 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.1 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, 0.1 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
4.8 km3 miRío Seco (village)
Nearest airport
89 km55 miAeropuerto Nacional Orestes Acosta (MOA)

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.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 93%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 67%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 67%