Check the Beach

Public Beach

Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:50 pm
7 am
3.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
8 am
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
5.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
5.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
128 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
28%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
3.5Poor7 am32
6.1Good8 am96
6.1Good9 am106
6.1Good10 am85
7.0Great11 am75
7.4Great12 pm75
7.4Great1 pm85
7.2Great2 pm85
5.1Fair3 pm1710
3.0Poor4 pm53
5.7Good5 pm53
Sat
5.1Fair7 am1710
4.7Fair8 am1811
5.8Good9 am149
6.7Good10 am106
6.8Good11 am74
6.9Good12 pm74
6.4Good1 pm149
6.1Good2 pm1710
6.5Good3 pm95
6.0Good4 pm1610
6.1Good5 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, 0.3 mHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, 0.3 m<1 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

  • Restrooms30 m110 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miRock (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miCharles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB)

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 Public Beach.

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.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 82%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 46%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 29%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 21%