Check the Beach

Playa Barrancas

Municipio Macanao, Nueva Esparta State, Venezuela

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 5 pm, sunset 5:55 pm
7 am
8.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.6
28 km/h18 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph E
Gusts
2818 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:55 pm
Today
8.3Great7 am2616
8.6Excellent8 am2818
8.1Great9 am2817
8.7Excellent10 am2616
8.8Excellent11 am2515
9.1Excellent12 pm2314
9.4Excellent1 pm1912
9.3Excellent2 pm1912
9.0Excellent3 pm1912
8.5Excellent4 pm2113
8.1Great5 pm2214
Sat
6.2Good7 am2415
6.3Good8 am2314
6.7Good9 am2415
8.6Excellent10 am2415
7.6Great11 am2314
8.2Great12 pm2113
8.0Great1 pm1711
7.7Great2 pm149
7.6Great3 pm138
7.8Great4 pm1711
8.0Great5 pm2113
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 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miGuayacancito (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miAeropuerto Internacional del Caribe Santiago Mariño (PMV)

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.

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 12%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 31%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 29%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 34%