Check the Beach

Playa de Varadero

Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba

Playa de Varadero 3 photos

  • Varadero beach2

    Varadero beach2. Henryk Kotowski, CC BY 2.5. Source

  • Stormy Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Varadero, Cuba, with rain

    Stormy Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Varadero, Cuba, with rain. This photo was taken by Anton Zelenov . Please credit this with : Photo : Anton Zelenov in the immediate vicinity of the image. If you use one of my photos, please email me (account needed) or leave m, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Varadero beach1

    Varadero beach1. Henryk Kotowski, CC BY 2.5. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:52 pm
8 am
9.5
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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
27°C81°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
9.5Excellent8 am1510
9.2Excellent9 am1710
9.2Excellent10 am149
9.1Excellent11 am138
8.7Excellent12 pm127
8.4Great1 pm127
7.2Great2 pm106
6.3Good3 pm85
6.1Good4 pm138
5.6Good5 pm1811
7.6Great6 pm117
Sat
5.2Fair8 am2415
4.4Fair9 am2214
4.2Fair10 am2314
4.2Fair11 am2415
4.2Fair12 pm2616
4.0Fair1 pm2717
4.2Fair2 pm2415
4.0Fair3 pm2717
4.4Fair4 pm2314
4.7Fair5 pm2113
4.5Fair6 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady 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

  • Restrooms250 m810 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink31 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 190 m620 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
640 m0.4 mi
Nearest airport
15 km9 miAeródromo Kawama (VRO)

Nearby places

  • La DunaFood and drink
    190 m620 ft
  • Palma RealInternational
    250 m810 ft
  • Pool BarFood and drink
    280 m920 ft
  • Las AdelfasBarbecue
    290 m940 ft
  • OrquideaFood and drink
    360 m0.2 mi

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.

  • Sat5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 72%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 61%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 60%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 48%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 31%