Playa Colorada

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 8 am, sunset 6:32 pm

7 am
7.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great

8 am
6.4
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
5.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
4.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
4.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.2
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°C75°F
Water: 30°C86°F
Wind: 64 km/hmph N
Gusts: 138 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:32 pm

Today

7.7Great7 am75

6.4Good8 am74

5.5Good9 am42

4.1Fair10 am11

5.2Fair11 am43

4.6Fair12 pm21

4.5Fair1 pm53

4.4Fair2 pm42

4.2Fair3 pm85

4.2Fair4 pm21

4.1Fair5 pm32

4.1Fair6 pm64

Sat

4.1Fair7 am74

4.7Fair8 am32

4.5Fair9 am32

4.5Fair10 am85

4.5Fair11 am74

4.5Fair12 pm64

4.3Fair1 pm85

4.3Fair2 pm117

4.2Fair3 pm96

4.2Fair4 pm96

3.0Poor5 pm96

3.5Poor6 pm21

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
Low 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
High 6 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

Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 440 m0.3 miAcuario de Baconao
Nearest town: 5.9 km3.7 miBaconao (village)
Nearest airport: 31 km19 miGuantanamo Bay NAS - Leeward Point Field (NBW)

Nearby places

Las MarejadasFood and drink
440 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Playa de Sigua1.9 km1.2 mi west away
6.0 Good later
Playa Cazonal2.0 km1.3 mi east away
7.7 Great later
Playa Caletoncito4.9 km3.0 mi east away
7.7 Great later
Playa Cardenero5.5 km3.4 mi east away
7.7 Great later
Playa Larga7.5 km4.7 mi west away
6.0 Good later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 98%
Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 94%
Mon6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 70%
Tue7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 62%
Wed7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 64%