Playa Kawama

Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba

No photo of Playa Kawama yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:52 pm

8 am
9.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
8.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

4 pm
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

5 pm
5.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

6 pm
6.1
15 km/h9 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: 26°C79°F
Water: 29°C83°F
Wind: 106 km/hmph NE
Gusts: 127 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:52 pm

Today

9.9Excellent8 am117

9.6Excellent9 am106

8.9Excellent10 am117

9.0Excellent11 am149

8.3Great12 pm1610

7.8Great1 pm1811

7.9Great2 pm1711

7.5Great3 pm159

6.0Good4 pm159

5.8Good5 pm149

6.1Good6 pm159

Sat

5.3Fair8 am2214

5.5Good9 am2314

5.3Fair10 am2516

5.0Fair11 am2717

4.9Fair12 pm2818

5.2Fair1 pm2616

5.5Good2 pm2314

4.2Fair3 pm2314

4.2Fair4 pm2213

4.2Fair5 pm2214

4.0Fair6 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
Low 1 am, 0.1 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

Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m800 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink25 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m390 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 370 m0.2 miBus Turístico
Nearest town: 1.6 km1 miSanta Marta (town)
Nearest airport: 2 km1 miAeródromo Kawama (VRO)

Nearby places

Restaurante Especializado NeptunoFood and drink
120 m390 ft
Las Palmas Snack BarFood and drink
180 m590 ft
Pool Bar "El Dorado"Food and drink
180 m600 ft
Lobby Bar "Fortuna"Food and drink
210 m680 ft
La TascaDiner
220 m720 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Varadero Beach2.7 km1.7 mi north-east away
9.4 Excellent later
Varadero West Beach3.0 km1.9 mi west away
9.5 Excellent later
VARADERO3.6 km2.2 mi north-east away
9.4 Excellent later
Playa Camacho4.7 km2.9 mi west away
9.5 Excellent later
Playa Camarioca6.2 km3.9 mi south-west away
9.5 Excellent later

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.

Sat5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 71%
Sun6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 55%
Mon5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 52%
Tue5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 45%
Wed6.8 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 35%
Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 34%