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Playa Larga

Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Cuba

Playa Larga 4 photos

  • Playa Larga Cuba 02

    Playa Larga Cuba 02. Kaldari, CC0. Source

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    Playa Larga Cuba 03. Kaldari, CC0. Source

  • Playa Larga

    Playa Larga. Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae. female - Flickr - gailhampshire (2)

    Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae. female - Flickr - gailhampshire (2). gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
3 pm
4.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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
23°C73°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.7Excellent8 am74
9.1Excellent9 am63
9.7Excellent10 am64
9.1Excellent11 am85
8.0Great12 pm64
7.2Great1 pm63
6.0Good2 pm32
4.0Fair3 pm85
3.4Poor4 pm106
4.5Fair5 pm42
4.5Fair6 pm64
Sat
8.3Great8 am106
9.3Excellent9 am127
9.8Excellent10 am127
9.0Excellent11 am138
8.0Great12 pm117
6.9Good1 pm117
5.2Fair2 pm149
5.4Fair3 pm127
4.8Fair4 pm106
4.7Fair5 pm138
5.7Good6 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, 0.3 m. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 0.5 mLow 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m140 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink30 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m190 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m590 ft
Nearest town
580 m0.4 miPlaya Larga (town)
Nearest airport
56 km35 miAeródromo de Colón (QCO)

Nearby places

  • MiradorFood and drink
    100 m310 ft
  • Cafeteria Las BrisasFood and drink
    100 m330 ft
  • El RanchónFood and drink
    470 m0.3 mi
  • Brisas del MarFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi
  • Chuchi El PescadorFood and drink
    480 m0.3 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 Larga.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 89%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 58%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 78%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 56%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 54%