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Playa Puerto Francés

Municipio Brión, Miranda State, Venezuela

Playa Puerto Francés 1 photo

  • Puerto Frances - panoramio

    Puerto Frances - panoramio. Pedro Marcano, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:03 pm
7 am
9.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
9.7Excellent7 am117
9.8Excellent8 am96
9.9Excellent9 am127
9.8Excellent10 am117
8.9Excellent11 am138
8.3Great12 pm127
8.6Excellent1 pm117
8.7Excellent2 pm127
8.2Great3 pm138
7.4Great4 pm106
7.6Great5 pm85
7.4Great6 pm32
Sat
7.1Great7 am74
7.6Great8 am74
7.9Great9 am96
7.8Great10 am96
7.3Great11 am106
7.9Great12 pm95
7.8Great1 pm106
6.9Good2 pm117
7.0Great3 pm127
9.3Excellent4 pm117
9.1Excellent5 pm95
8.5Excellent6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -<0.1 m. High at 11 am, 0.1 m. Low at 7 pm, <0.1 mLow 3 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m750 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m140 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
170 m560 ftPuerto Francés (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeropuerto de Higuerote (HGE)

Nearby places

  • El RanchónFood and drink
    40 m140 ft

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 Puerto Francés.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 7%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 28%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 29%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 62%