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Bahía de Cata

Municipio Ocumare, Aragua State, Venezuela

Bahía de Cata 5 photos

  • La hermosa Playa de Catica

    La hermosa Playa de Catica. Danielamruiz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Catica, Bahía de Cata

    Catica, Bahía de Cata. Kuainabaida, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa de la bahia de cata - panoramio

    Playa de la bahia de cata - panoramio. Luis Rivas, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bahía de Cata

    Bahía de Cata. Kuainabaida, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cata, Aragua 1

    Cata, Aragua 1. Carlos eduardo villegas, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 6:10 pm
7 am
10.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
9.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
9.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
64 km/hmph SE
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
10.0Excellent7 am96
9.0Excellent8 am43
7.9Great9 am64
8.3Great10 am106
8.0Great11 am106
9.2Excellent12 pm138
8.9Excellent1 pm1912
9.0Excellent2 pm1811
7.2Great3 pm1811
7.2Great4 pm128
7.3Great5 pm128
9.1Excellent6 pm127
Sat
8.8Excellent7 am53
7.9Great8 am10
8.2Great9 am85
7.7Great10 am138
6.8Good11 am117
6.4Good12 pm138
5.8Good1 pm96
5.0Fair2 pm64
4.9Fair3 pm106
5.0Fair4 pm106
5.6Good5 pm117
5.8Good6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 5 am, <0.1 m. High at 10 am, 0.2 m. Low at 7 pm, <0.1 mHigh 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.2 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.

About Bahía de Cata

Bahía de Cata is a beach located in Aragua State, Venezuela, with an area of 52,823 square meters. It is 1.183 kilometers long and has a sandy surface. The nearest town is Urbanización Cata, 578 meters away, and the closest airport is Aeropuerto Nacional Los Tacariguas, 29 kilometers away.

From Wikipedia

Bahía de Cata (Bay of Cata) is a beach of Aragua state (Venezuela), of large size, fine sand, clear waters and adorned by the shadow of upright coconut trees. Bahía de Cata has become a seaside area of great concurrence. It has cabins and restaurants and is located 58 km from Maracay along the road of El Limón.

With a town of 3,500 inhabitants and only 53 km from Maracay, besides of Bahía de Cata, the Araguan coast has beaches like Catica, La Ensenada de Juan Andrés and Cuyagua, Ensenadas de Chuao, Café, Puerto Maya and La Ciénaga de Ocumare, to which is accessed only by boat or by hiking through the Henri Pittier National Park.

Source: Bahía de Cata on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m680 ft
  • Boat ramp480 m0.3 mi away
  • Wheelchair accessNot listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
580 m0.4 miUrbanización Cata (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miAeropuerto Nacional Los Tacariguas (MYC)

Nearby places

  • El BohioFood and drink
    210 m680 ft

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.

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 76%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 79%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 89%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 91%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 80%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 81%