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Playa El Init

Gibara, Holguín, Cuba

Playa El Init 5 photos

  • Gibara - panoramio

    Gibara - panoramio. Sarbelito Avila, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cañon en Gibara - panoramio

    Cañon en Gibara - panoramio. Sarbelito Avila, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • De Gibara - panoramio

    De Gibara - panoramio. Sarbelito Avila, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Gibara holguin cuba 00100

    Gibara holguin cuba 00100. Irám René GD, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Salida de Gibara a Holguín - panoramio

    Salida de Gibara a Holguín - panoramio. Sarbelito Avila, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 11 am, sunset 6:34 pm
8 am
6.7
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
74 km/hmph S
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
11%
Sunset
6:34 pm
Today
6.7Good8 am11
7.9Great9 am21
9.1Excellent10 am63
7.9Great11 am117
6.6Good12 pm148
6.2Good1 pm1711
6.1Good2 pm95
6.8Good3 pm106
5.8Good4 pm117
5.1Fair5 pm138
3.0Poor6 pm2012
Sat
7.7Great8 am74
7.7Great9 am106
6.1Good10 am159
6.0Good11 am1610
6.7Good12 pm138
3.0Poor1 pm127
3.0Poor2 pm96
3.0Poor3 pm149
3.7Poor4 pm96
3.0Poor5 pm53
3.0Poor6 pm85
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 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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

  • Food and drink31 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m120 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
210 m670 ftGibara (town)
Nearest airport
85 km53 miAeropuerto Hermanos Ameijeiras (VTU)

Nearby places

  • Bar El InitFood and drink
    40 m120 ft
  • Restaurante El InitFood and drink
    40 m120 ft
  • Casa del ChefFood and drink
    50 m150 ft
  • El RapidoPizza
    120 m400 ft
  • La RuinaFood and drink
    160 m520 ft

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 El Init.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 93%
  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 79%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 41%