Check the Beach

Playa Tortuga

Isle of Youth, Cuba

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:54 pm
8 am
7.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
5%
Sunset
6:54 pm
Today
7.5Great8 am2214
6.9Good9 am2314
7.6Great10 am2012
7.7Great11 am1912
7.3Great12 pm1610
7.5Great1 pm149
7.3Great2 pm117
6.8Good3 pm85
6.8Good4 pm64
7.5Great5 pm127
6.1Good6 pm2214
Sat
5.1Fair8 am2616
4.9Fair9 am2616
5.5Good10 am2717
5.5Good11 am2314
6.7Good12 pm2012
7.2Great1 pm2012
7.8Great2 pm159
7.5Great3 pm127
5.9Good4 pm2415
6.6Good5 pm1710
5.0Fair6 pm2516
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.4 m. High at 7 pm, 0.5 mHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.5 m2 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 airport
19 km12 miAeropuerto Vitalio Acuña (CYO)

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 Tortuga.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 63%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 23%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 32%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 28%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 24%