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Playa El Quiquere

Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Cuba

Playa El Quiquere 2 photos

  • Playa Girón 20240411 184847

    Playa Girón 20240411 184847. Josefito123, CC0. Source

  • Playa Giron - panoramio

    Playa Giron - panoramio. Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:52 pm
8 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.4
9 km/h6 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
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am106
8.2Great9 am95
8.7Excellent10 am75
8.4Great11 am106
8.1Great12 pm106
7.4Great1 pm96
6.9Good2 pm85
6.0Good3 pm106
4.7Fair4 pm1711
5.3Fair5 pm74
5.4Fair6 pm96
Sat
7.7Great8 am149
8.8Excellent9 am159
9.0Excellent10 am159
9.2Excellent11 am138
8.5Excellent12 pm138
6.2Good1 pm127
7.3Great2 pm117
5.4Fair3 pm117
5.4Fair4 pm85
4.5Fair5 pm1811
5.4Fair6 pm149
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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 840 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miPlaya Girón (village)
Nearest airport
63 km39 miAeropuerto Jaime González (CFG)

Nearby places

  • Comedor y BarFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi

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 El Quiquere.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 84%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 55%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 23%