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Playa La Estrella

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Playa La Estrella 5 photos

  • Bahía de Santiago de Cuba

    Bahía de Santiago de Cuba. Escla, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Cayo Granma Groove

    Cayo Granma Groove. Simon Matzinger, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Bay of Santiago de Cuba west of cayo Granma

    Bay of Santiago de Cuba west of cayo Granma. DnTrotaMundos ☮, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Magical Sunset!

    Magical Sunset!. Ashu Mathura from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Castillo del Morro near Santiago

    Castillo del Morro near Santiago. Escla, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:33 pm
8 am
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
85 km/hmph N
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:33 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am85
6.3Good9 am85
5.0Fair10 am2012
5.4Fair11 am43
4.8Fair12 pm95
4.5Fair1 pm96
4.6Fair2 pm85
4.4Fair3 pm106
3.9Poor4 pm2013
3.0Poor5 pm64
3.0Poor6 pm74
Sat
3.0Poor8 am32
3.0Poor9 am64
4.6Fair10 am159
4.7Fair11 am1610
4.4Fair12 pm1610
4.4Fair1 pm149
4.4Fair2 pm1811
4.3Fair3 pm1610
4.2Fair4 pm149
3.4Poor5 pm1610
3.0Poor6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 0.6 mHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.3 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 84%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 52%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 57%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m940 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m170 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
490 m0.3 miClub Náutico Ciudamar
Nearest town
6 km3.8 miEl Espaldillo (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miAeropuerto Internacional Antonio Maceo (SCU)

Nearby places

  • El MorroFood and drink
    260 m840 ft
  • El PirataFood and drink
    310 m0.2 mi
  • Poseidón BayFood and drink
    390 m0.2 mi
  • Cafetería Doña AnaFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi
  • Balcón del CaribeFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi

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

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