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Playa Girón

Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Cuba

Playa Girón 5 photos

  • Playa Girón 20240411 184847

    Playa Girón 20240411 184847. Josefito123, CC0. Source

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    Scenery at Bay of Pigs - Playa Giron - Cuba - 01. Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    Playa Girón (5). Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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    Propaganda a Cuba 07. Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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    Propaganda a Cuba 06. Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:52 pm
8 am
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C75°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
8.3Great8 am106
8.6Excellent9 am95
9.3Excellent10 am75
9.2Excellent11 am106
9.1Excellent12 pm106
8.4Great1 pm96
8.0Great2 pm85
6.0Good3 pm106
5.2Fair4 pm1711
6.0Good5 pm74
6.8Good6 pm96
Sat
8.0Great8 am149
9.0Excellent9 am159
9.1Excellent10 am159
9.1Excellent11 am138
8.4Great12 pm138
6.2Good1 pm127
7.6Great2 pm117
5.4Fair3 pm117
5.7Good4 pm85
4.6Fair5 pm1811
5.5Good6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 0.5 mHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.5 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

  • Restrooms120 m380 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m230 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
280 m920 ft
Nearest town
820 m0.5 miPlaya Girón (village)
Nearest airport
65 km40 miAeropuerto Jaime González (CFG)

Nearby places

  • CafeteríaFood and drink
    70 m230 ft
  • BuffetFood and drink
    90 m290 ft
  • Bar PiscinaFood and drink
    90 m300 ft
  • Restaurante A la CartaFood and drink
    100 m330 ft
  • Lobby BarFood and drink
    100 m340 ft

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 Girón.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 80%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 55%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 36%