Check the Beach

Plage de l'Hôpital

Cayenne, French Guiana

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:12 pm
7 am
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
9.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
127 km/hmph E
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
40%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
5.3Fair7 am74
5.6Good8 am117
6.2Good9 am106
6.9Good10 am127
8.3Great11 am128
9.0Excellent12 pm149
9.4Excellent1 pm148
9.0Excellent2 pm1912
8.2Great3 pm1811
6.3Good4 pm1710
7.0Great5 pm1610
8.3Great6 pm148
Sat
7.0Great7 am127
6.9Good8 am138
6.9Good9 am149
7.4Great10 am1610
7.3Great11 am1710
6.7Good12 pm1711
8.6Excellent1 pm159
6.8Good2 pm1610
7.2Great3 pm1711
7.9Great4 pm1811
7.4Great5 pm1710
7.8Great6 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -0.8 m. High at 2 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 9 pm, -0.9 m. High at 3 am, 1.1 mLow 8 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 9 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 3 am, 1.1 m3 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.1 m3 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

  • Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m720 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink99 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground440 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
260 m850 ftPativié Blan
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miCayenne (city)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miAéroport de Cayenne - Félix Éboué (CAY)

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.

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 23%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 58%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 37%