Check the Beach

Playa Cañón

Villa Clara, Cuba

Playa Cañón 1 photo

  • Cayo Santa María, Cuba - panoramio (42)

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Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:44 pm
8 am
9.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
128 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:44 pm
Today
9.7Excellent8 am149
9.4Excellent9 am149
9.3Excellent10 am159
9.4Excellent11 am138
8.4Great12 pm127
6.2Good1 pm117
6.5Good2 pm85
6.4Good3 pm74
6.2Good4 pm63
7.6Great5 pm95
7.0Great6 pm96
Sat
5.3Fair8 am2918
6.0Good9 am2818
5.4Fair10 am2817
5.8Good11 am2717
5.4Fair12 pm2314
5.5Good1 pm1912
5.3Fair2 pm1610
5.0Fair3 pm1610
5.0Fair4 pm1510
5.0Fair5 pm159
5.4Fair6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.6 m. Low at 12 pm, <0.1 m. High at 7 pm, 0.7 mHigh 6 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 6 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.7 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

  • Restrooms210 m680 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m910 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 130 m440 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miCayo Santa María (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miAeropuerto Las Brujas (BWW)

Nearby places

  • La Duna Beach BarSandwich
    130 m440 ft
  • Los Marinos ⚓Food and drink
    200 m640 ft
  • La NotteFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • ParrilladaPizza
    350 m0.2 mi
  • La CaracolaFood and drink
    360 m0.2 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Cañón.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 60%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 60%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 44%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 38%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 26%
  • Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 33%