Playa Menéndez

Martí, Matanzas, Cuba

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

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:51 pm

8 am
9.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
9.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
8.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
8.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

5 pm
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

6 pm
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 25°C78°F
Water: 29°C83°F
Wind: 63 km/hmph NE
Gusts: 85 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 1%
Sunset: 6:51 pm

Today

9.7Excellent8 am117

9.6Excellent9 am117

9.3Excellent10 am96

9.4Excellent11 am117

9.4Excellent12 pm96

8.8Excellent1 pm75

8.9Excellent2 pm53

7.9Great3 pm127

7.4Great4 pm117

8.0Great5 pm106

8.3Great6 pm106

Sat

6.0Good8 am159

6.1Good9 am1710

6.9Good10 am2012

6.3Good11 am2616

4.5Fair12 pm2515

4.6Fair1 pm2214

4.8Fair2 pm1912

4.8Fair3 pm1912

4.8Fair4 pm2012

4.7Fair5 pm2113

4.7Fair6 pm2214

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

Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town: 4.2 km2.6 mi28 de Octubre (village)
Nearest airport: 42 km26 miAeródromo de Colón (QCO)

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

Nearby beaches

Salinas La Teja2.9 km1.8 mi east away
9.3 Excellent later
Playa Musulmanes3.5 km2.2 mi west away
9.3 Excellent later
Salinas Bidos6.4 km4.0 mi east away
9.3 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.

Sat6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 60%
Sun7.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 45%
Mon7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 49%
Tue6.3 GoodBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 40%
Wed7.0 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 30%
Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 36%