Check the Beach

Playa Candilejas

Municipio Vargas, Vargas State, Venezuela

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:06 pm
7 am
9.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
4 pm
3.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
8.0
2 km/h1 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°C83°F
Wind
85 km/hmph S
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
9.8Excellent7 am106
9.8Excellent8 am85
9.4Excellent9 am53
9.3Excellent10 am43
8.9Excellent11 am21
8.7Excellent12 pm21
8.6Excellent1 pm21
8.1Great2 pm42
7.4Great3 pm42
3.0Poor4 pm43
3.0Poor5 pm42
8.0Great6 pm21
Sat
7.6Great7 am95
8.1Great8 am63
7.9Great9 am21
6.8Good10 am53
7.1Great11 am53
6.1Good12 pm64
5.3Fair1 pm85
5.7Good2 pm95
5.9Good3 pm85
3.0Poor4 pm64
3.0Poor5 pm53
4.9Fair6 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 700 m0.4 mi
  • Wheelchair accessNot listed
  • Entry feeFree
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miCatia La Mar (city)
Nearest airport
1 km1 miAeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía Simón Bolívar (CCS)

Nearby places

  • Las Arepas de MargaretArepa
    700 m0.4 mi

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.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 50%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 73%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 98%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 100%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 88%