Playa Máquina

Matanzas, Cuba

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

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:53 pm

8 am
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
7.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

1 pm
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

2 pm
4.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
3.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
4.5
0 km/h0 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
4.7
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°C85°F
Wind: 85 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 159 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 1%
Sunset: 6:53 pm

Today

8.8Excellent8 am53

9.2Excellent9 am53

9.6Excellent10 am64

9.0Excellent11 am85

7.8Great12 pm53

6.3Good1 pm64

4.8Fair2 pm21

5.3Fair3 pm53

3.0Poor4 pm95

4.5Fair5 pm00

4.7Fair6 pm64

Sat

8.6Excellent8 am85

9.4Excellent9 am127

9.8Excellent10 am127

8.9Excellent11 am127

7.6Great12 pm127

6.6Good1 pm117

5.3Fair2 pm149

5.2Fair3 pm127

3.0Poor4 pm106

4.8Fair5 pm138

5.8Good6 pm106

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m260 ft

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.8 km1.7 miPlaya Larga (town)
Nearest airport: 55 km34 miAeródromo de Colón (QCO)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Larga2.4 km1.5 mi west away
9.1 Excellent later
Playa Campismo Girón3.2 km2.0 mi south-east away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa Caletón3.7 km2.3 mi west away
9.1 Excellent later
Playa Los Cocos15 km9.1 mi south away
9.1 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.

Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 89%
Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 58%
Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 78%
Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 78%
Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 56%
Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 54%