El Francés
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
No photo of El Francés yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 10 am, sunset 6:35 pm7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 22°C71°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:35 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 1 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
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 720 m0.4 miEl Francés
- Nearest town
- 980 m0.6 miEl Francés (village)
- Nearest airport
- 42 km26 miAeropuerto Internacional Antonio Maceo (SCU)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Aserradero8.9 km5.5 mi east away7.4 Great later
- Playa Sevilla11 km6.5 mi west away6.5 Good later
- Arena Blanca13 km7.9 mi west away6.5 Good later
- Dos Ríos15 km9.2 mi east away7.6 Great later
- Caletón Blanco18 km11 mi east away7.6 Great 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 9 km/h5 mph, rain 92%
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 89%
- Mon7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 52%
- Tue7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 55%
- Wed8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 57%
- Thu7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 42%