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Playa El Faro

Municipio Guanta, Anzoategui State, Venezuela

Playa El Faro 5 photos

  • Playa el Faro Puerto La Cruz Mochima - panoramio

    Playa el Faro Puerto La Cruz Mochima - panoramio. Alejandro Rojas Dagg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa el Faro Puerto La Cruz Mochima - panoramio (1)

    Playa el Faro Puerto La Cruz Mochima - panoramio (1). Alejandro Rojas Dagg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa el Faro Mochima Puerto La Cruz Anzoategui - panoramio

    Playa el Faro Mochima Puerto La Cruz Anzoategui - panoramio. Alejandro Rojas Dagg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa el Faro Mochima Puerto La Cruz Anzoategui - panoramio (1)

    Playa el Faro Mochima Puerto La Cruz Anzoategui - panoramio (1). Alejandro Rojas Dagg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa El Faro Mochima Puerto La Cruz - panoramio (11)

    Playa El Faro Mochima Puerto La Cruz - panoramio (11). Alejandro Rojas Dagg…, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:57 pm
7 am
9.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
53 km/hmph W
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
9.6Excellent7 am21
9.6Excellent8 am32
9.6Excellent9 am42
9.1Excellent10 am64
9.5Excellent11 am106
8.9Excellent12 pm149
8.2Great1 pm1610
8.3Great2 pm1610
8.6Excellent3 pm138
8.4Great4 pm159
7.7Great5 pm117
Sat
7.2Great7 am53
7.3Great8 am11
8.0Great9 am63
8.0Great10 am106
7.3Great11 am127
7.5Great12 pm127
7.2Great1 pm159
7.4Great2 pm149
7.3Great3 pm138
7.6Great4 pm128
9.1Excellent5 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 4 am, <0.1 m. High at 11 am, 0.1 m. Low at 7 pm, <0.1 mHigh 4 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 4 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, <0.1 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.5 km4.1 miGuanta (city)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miAeropuerto Internacional General José Antonio Anzoátegui (BLA)

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 16%
  • Wed9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 6%