Check the Beach

Playa Cardenero

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 8 am, sunset 6:32 pm
7 am
8.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 8 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C74°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:32 pm
Today
8.0Great7 am75
6.6Good8 am74
5.5Good9 am42
4.1Fair10 am11
5.0Fair11 am43
4.6Fair12 pm21
4.6Fair1 pm53
4.6Fair2 pm42
4.4Fair3 pm85
4.3Fair4 pm21
4.1Fair5 pm32
4.1Fair6 pm64
Sat
4.1Fair7 am74
4.3Fair8 am32
4.3Fair9 am32
4.4Fair10 am85
4.5Fair11 am74
4.4Fair12 pm64
4.3Fair1 pm85
4.3Fair2 pm117
4.3Fair3 pm96
4.3Fair4 pm96
3.0Poor5 pm96
3.5Poor6 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, 0.2 mHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, 0.2 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

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m520 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miBaconao (village)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miGuantanamo Bay NAS - Leeward Point Field (NBW)

Nearby places

  • La Jaiba AzulFood and drink
    160 m520 ft
  • BaconaoFood and drink
    910 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 96%
  • Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 99%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 77%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 71%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 63%