Check the Beach

Playa Varadero

Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador

Playa Varadero 1 photo

  • SageoEG - Playa Varadero 001

    SageoEG - Playa Varadero 001. Sageo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
6 am
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
11 km/hmph NW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
78%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
4.3Fair6 am96
4.4Fair7 am85
4.7Fair8 am42
5.0Fair9 am42
5.5Good10 am64
6.6Good11 am117
7.6Great12 pm1610
8.0Great1 pm2012
7.8Great2 pm2012
7.5Great3 pm2113
7.2Great4 pm1811
6.5Good5 pm1711
6.6Good6 pm149
Sat
6.8Good6 am117
7.1Great7 am95
7.2Great8 am85
7.8Great9 am43
7.7Great10 am85
8.2Great11 am149
7.7Great12 pm159
7.4Great1 pm1911
6.6Good2 pm1912
5.9Good3 pm1811
3.3Poor4 pm1610
3.2Poor5 pm1711
3.3Poor6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.1 m. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 2 am, 1.5 mLow 7 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 2 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.5 m5 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 drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m380 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
710 m0.4 miData de Posorja (village)
Nearest airport
78 km48 miAeropuerto Internacional José Joaquín de Olmedo (GYE)

Nearby places

  • Playa VaraderoFood and drink
    120 m380 ft

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 Varadero.

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.

  • Sat8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 65%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 85%