Check the Beach

Playa El Francés

Sandino, Pinar del Rio, Cuba

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 7:08 pm
8 am
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
25°C77°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
127 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
7:08 pm
Today
8.6Excellent8 am106
8.4Great9 am127
8.3Great10 am149
8.0Great11 am127
8.2Great12 pm127
8.2Great1 pm128
7.8Great2 pm149
8.1Great3 pm149
8.1Great4 pm1510
8.1Great5 pm1610
7.9Great6 pm1610
7.7Great7 pm1811
Sat
6.8Good8 am128
6.8Good9 am148
6.9Good10 am1711
6.5Good11 am2012
7.0Great12 pm1710
5.6Good1 pm1912
4.5Fair2 pm2213
6.0Good3 pm2012
4.2Fair4 pm2213
5.4Fair5 pm2415
5.5Good6 pm2415
5.9Good7 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 am, 0.6 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.4 m. High at 7 pm, 0.6 mHigh 8 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 2 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 8 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.4 m1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
84 km52 miBase Aérea de San Julián (SNJ)

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

Nearby beaches

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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 57%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 8%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 45%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 31%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 30%