Playa Blanca

Rafael Freyre, Holguín, Cuba

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 11 am, sunset 6:33 pm

8 am
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

12 pm
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

2 pm
5.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

6 pm
3.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

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: 24°C76°F
Water: 29°C85°F
Wind: 42 km/hmph SW
Gusts: 74 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 3%
Sunset: 6:33 pm

Today

7.1Great8 am43

8.8Excellent9 am42

9.2Excellent10 am32

7.4Great11 am74

6.3Good12 pm106

5.5Good1 pm127

5.0Fair2 pm42

4.8Fair3 pm53

4.7Fair4 pm64

3.0Poor5 pm85

3.0Poor6 pm149

Sat

7.0Great8 am74

6.7Good9 am106

5.9Good10 am117

6.8Good11 am138

6.7Good12 pm159

5.2Fair1 pm127

4.8Fair2 pm1610

3.0Poor3 pm117

3.0Poor4 pm74

3.5Poor5 pm53

3.0Poor6 pm85

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 6 am, 0.7 m2 ft
Low 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
High 6 pm, 0.7 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

Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 520 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town: 100 m330 ftPlaya Blanca (village)
Nearest airport: 97 km60 miAeropuerto Hermanos Ameijeiras (VTU)

Nearby places

El galeónFood and drink
520 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Playa las Jibas0.6 km0.3 mi south-west away
9.0 Excellent later
Playa Bariay0.8 km0.5 mi south away
9.0 Excellent later
Playa Pesquera1.0 km0.6 mi north-east away
9.0 Excellent later
Playa Don Lino1.1 km0.7 mi north-east away
9.0 Excellent later
El esterito4.8 km3.0 mi west away
9.0 Excellent later

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.

Sat7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 92%
Sun7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 90%
Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 80%
Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 75%
Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 63%
Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 67%