Check the Beach

Playa Santa

Guánica, Puerto Rico

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 8 am, sunset 6:00 pm
7 am
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 8 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
117 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
30%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
7.5Great7 am138
6.2Good8 am159
6.1Good9 am1811
5.5Good10 am1912
4.8Fair11 am2113
3.0Poor12 pm2113
3.0Poor1 pm2113
3.8Poor2 pm1912
3.9Poor3 pm1811
4.1Fair4 pm149
3.0Poor5 pm85
Sat
6.4Good7 am1711
6.4Good8 am1912
5.9Good9 am2113
5.2Fair10 am2214
5.0Fair11 am2314
5.2Fair12 pm2314
5.1Fair1 pm2214
4.8Fair2 pm2113
4.7Fair3 pm2113
4.7Fair4 pm1912
5.1Fair5 pm1710
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.4 m. High at 4 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 12 am, 0.4 mHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 12 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.4 m1 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

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Listed as free
  • Playground380 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.3 km3.9 miGuánica (town)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miAeropuerto Licenciado Eugenio María de Hostos (MAZ)

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 Santa.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 73%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 80%
  • Thu9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 72%