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Hotel Meliá Varadero

Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba

Hotel Meliá Varadero 3 photos

  • Varadero - 2

    Varadero - 2. Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Mar do Caribe

    Mar do Caribe. Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Varadero é uma península localizada na província de Matanzas, a 140 km de Havana.

    Varadero é uma península localizada na província de Matanzas, a 140 km de Havana.. Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:52 pm
8 am
9.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
9.6Excellent8 am149
9.4Excellent9 am149
9.1Excellent10 am127
8.7Excellent11 am117
8.3Great12 pm106
8.4Great1 pm96
7.1Great2 pm85
6.2Good3 pm74
6.0Good4 pm106
5.8Good5 pm138
6.1Good6 pm127
Sat
5.2Fair8 am2214
4.2Fair9 am2314
4.0Fair10 am2516
3.9Poor11 am2717
3.9Poor12 pm2818
4.0Fair1 pm2616
4.2Fair2 pm2314
4.1Fair3 pm2314
4.1Fair4 pm2213
4.0Fair5 pm2214
3.8Poor6 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.2 m. High at 7 pm, 0.6 mHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.6 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

  • Restrooms280 m920 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m870 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m210 ft
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
5.6 km3.5 miVaradero (city)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miAeródromo Kawama (VRO)

Nearby places

  • Il LimoncelloItalian
    60 m210 ft
  • 'La Robleza' BBQ rest.Food and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • La ValencianaFood and drink
    100 m310 ft
  • Havana ClubFood and drink
    120 m400 ft
  • SakuraJapanese
    130 m410 ft

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

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 72%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 57%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 61%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 46%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 32%