Playa Gibara

Holguín, Cuba

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 11 am, sunset 6:34 pm

8 am
7.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

12 pm
6.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
3.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor

6 pm
3.0
16 km/h10 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°C75°F
Water: 29°C85°F
Wind: 21 km/hmph SW
Gusts: 43 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 8%
Sunset: 6:34 pm

Today

7.0Great8 am32

8.9Excellent9 am32

9.1Excellent10 am32

7.0Great11 am85

6.3Good12 pm96

5.4Fair1 pm149

5.0Fair2 pm64

4.8Fair3 pm64

4.6Fair4 pm64

3.0Poor5 pm96

3.0Poor6 pm1610

Sat

7.0Great8 am64

6.7Good9 am106

6.4Good10 am127

7.1Great11 am138

6.6Good12 pm149

3.0Poor1 pm128

3.0Poor2 pm1912

3.0Poor3 pm127

3.5Poor4 pm64

4.3Fair5 pm74

4.1Fair6 pm74

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, 0.6 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 miGibara (town)
Nearest airport: 85 km53 miAeropuerto Hermanos Ameijeiras (VTU)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Bayado1.9 km1.2 mi north away
9.1 Excellent later
Playa El Init2.2 km1.4 mi north away
9.1 Excellent later
La Concha2.3 km1.4 mi north away
9.1 Excellent later
El Boquerón2.6 km1.6 mi north away
9.1 Excellent later
Bañito del cura3.1 km1.9 mi north away
9.1 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 92%
Sun7.3 GreatBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 90%
Mon7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 80%
Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 75%
Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 63%
Thu8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 67%