Playa Puerto Cruz
Municipio Gómez, Nueva Esparta State, Venezuela
Today at a glance
Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 5:54 pm8.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
8.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
8.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
8.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 28°C82°F
- Water
- 27°C80°F
- Wind
- 1811 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 2314 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:54 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 5 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
- High 11 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
- Low 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
- High 11 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 Playa Puerto Cruz
Playa Puerto Cruz is a beach located in Nueva Esparta State, Venezuela, and covers an area of 35,739 square meters. It is 974 meters long and has three parking areas within 500 meters. The nearest town is Pedro González, located 1,705 meters away.
Playa Puerto Cruz is a roughly 1 km long beach located near Pedro Gonzalez in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Located on Playa Puerto Cruz is the lighthouse of Punta Zaragoza, mounted on top of one of the two hills enclosing the island. Until the winter of 2004 (November), a small wooden tower stood on the beach near the many shops and the beach bar. Puerto Cruz has been the location of the making of numerous commercial films because of its long white sandy beach.
Source: Playa Puerto Cruz on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m850 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 780 m0.5 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km1.1 miPedro González (town)
- Nearest airport
- 24 km15 miAeropuerto Internacional del Caribe Santiago Mariño (PMV)
Nearby places
- Agua VivaSeafood780 m0.5 mi
- Paesani's Restobar C.AFood and drink940 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Pedro Gonzalez0.8 km0.5 mi south-west away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa Puerto Viejo0.9 km0.6 mi north-east away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa Zaragoza1.1 km0.7 mi south-west away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa Guayacán1.8 km1.1 mi north-east away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa Bahía de Plata3.1 km1.9 mi south-west away8.6 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
- Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 6%
- Tue8.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
- Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 18%
- Thu7.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 10%