Playa de Varadero

Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba

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°C80°F
Water: 29°C83°F
Wind: 138 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 159 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
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

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

Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m240 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 120 m410 ftMarina
Nearest airport: 20 km12 miAeródromo Kawama (VRO)

Nearby places

MojitoFood and drink
70 m240 ft
HabanaSandwich
80 m270 ft
Casa del CaféFood and drink
140 m460 ft
El PescadorSeafood
180 m570 ft
KiKe-KchoSeafood
210 m690 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Laguna Mangón1.6 km1.0 mi north-west away
9.1 Excellent later
Playa de Varadero4.5 km2.8 mi west away
9.1 Excellent later
Hicacos Peninsula6.4 km4.0 mi west away
9.1 Excellent later
Hotel Meliá Varadero9.0 km5.6 mi west away
9.2 Excellent later
Cayo Blanco10 km6.5 mi east away
8.8 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.

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%