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Caleta Buena

Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Cuba

Caleta Buena 3 photos

  • Caleta Buena diving site in Cuba

    Caleta Buena diving site in Cuba. Panther, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Caleta Buena diving site in Cuba

    Caleta Buena diving site in Cuba. Panther, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Caleta Buena diving site in Cuba

    Caleta Buena diving site in Cuba. Panther, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:52 pm
8 am
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.7
19 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
8.1Great8 am106
8.5Excellent9 am96
8.7Excellent10 am85
8.4Great11 am106
8.1Great12 pm96
7.5Great1 pm74
7.5Great2 pm106
6.5Good3 pm74
4.7Fair4 pm1911
5.2Fair5 pm74
5.4Fair6 pm117
Sat
7.6Great8 am159
8.7Excellent9 am159
8.8Excellent10 am1610
9.0Excellent11 am138
8.2Great12 pm159
6.8Good1 pm138
7.2Great2 pm138
5.2Fair3 pm117
5.5Good4 pm106
4.6Fair5 pm1711
5.5Good6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 2 am, 0.3 mHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 am, 0.3 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

  • Restrooms90 m280 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m180 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 10 m40 ft
  • Entry feeYes

Getting there

Nearest town
8 km5 miPlaya Girón (village)
Nearest airport
57 km35 miAeropuerto Jaime González (CFG)

Nearby places

  • Caleta BuenaFood and drink
    10 m40 ft

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.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 84%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 55%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed8.4 GreatBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 23%