Varadero Beach
Matanzas, Cuba
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:52 pm8 am
9.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.1
12 km/h7 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°C80°F
- Water
- 29°C84°F
- Wind
- 159 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:52 pm
Today
9.6Excellent8 am149
9.4Excellent9 am149
9.1Excellent10 am127
8.7Excellent11 am117
8.3Great12 pm106
8.4Great1 pm96
7.1Great2 pm85
6.2Good3 pm74
6.0Good4 pm106
5.8Good5 pm138
6.1Good6 pm127
Sat
5.2Fair8 am2214
4.2Fair9 am2314
4.0Fair10 am2516
3.9Poor11 am2717
3.9Poor12 pm2818
4.0Fair1 pm2616
4.2Fair2 pm2314
4.1Fair3 pm2314
4.1Fair4 pm2213
4.0Fair5 pm2214
3.8Poor6 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
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
- Restrooms140 m470 ft away
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m670 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink42 within 1 km0.6 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 220 m720 ftCalle 38
- Nearest town
- 500 m0.3 miVaradero (city)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miAeródromo Kawama (VRO)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- VARADERO0.9 km0.6 mi north-east away9.2 Excellent later
- Playa Kawama2.7 km1.7 mi south-west away9.2 Excellent later
- Varadero West Beach5.6 km3.5 mi west away9.5 Excellent later
- Hotel Meliá Varadero6.0 km3.8 mi north-east away9.2 Excellent later
- Playa Camacho7.2 km4.5 mi west away9.5 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.
- Sat5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 72%
- Sun6.1 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 57%
- Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 61%
- Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 46%
- Wed5.5 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 32%