Check the Beach

Playa Mata Gorda

Municipio Falcón, Falcon State, Venezuela

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:16 pm
7 am
6.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
33 km/h21 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.5
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.4
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C83°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
3019 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
6.1Good7 am3019
6.7Good8 am3421
7.2Great9 am3220
7.6Great10 am3220
7.7Great11 am3321
6.6Good12 pm3421
6.3Good1 pm3522
6.2Good2 pm3421
6.2Good3 pm3321
5.7Good4 pm3421
5.5Good5 pm3320
5.4Fair6 pm3321
Sat
5.2Fair7 am3320
5.2Fair8 am3421
5.2Fair9 am3320
5.1Fair10 am3321
5.7Good11 am3321
5.0Fair12 pm3220
4.9Fair1 pm3119
4.7Fair2 pm3320
4.8Fair3 pm3320
5.4Fair4 pm2717
6.0Good5 pm3019
5.4Fair6 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.2 m. High at 10 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 2 am, 0.1 mHigh 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 2 am, 0.1 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
880 m0.5 miMata Gorda (village)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miAeropuerto Internacional Josefa Camejo (LSP)

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

Nearby beaches

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.

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 20%
  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 79%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 93%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 97%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 82%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 55%