Playa La Caracola
Nueva Esparta · Venezuela
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Playa La Caracola is a NW-facing sand beach on the Venezuela shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Playa La Caracola
Updated 21:24 spot time
Playa La Caracola surf report for Wednesday 30 Sept: waves 0.5 m–0.8 m waist to chest high, 0.3 m NE swell at 5.1 s. Wind up to 22 km/h ENE. Water 28°C. Best surf window around 13:00 — fair (2/5) with 17 km/h ENE wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~28°C (82.4°F) on average
Jan
25°C
77°F · 23.7–26.4°C
Feb
24.6°C
76.3°F · 23.3–26.6°C
Mar
24.4°C
75.9°F · 23.3–25.9°C
Apr
24.7°C
76.5°F · 23.3–28°C
May
25.4°C
77.7°F · 23.8–27.1°C
Jun
26.1°C
79°F · 24.4–27.9°C
Jul
26.3°C
79.3°F · 25.1–27.3°C
Aug
27.1°C
80.8°F · 25.2–28.4°C
Sep
27.6°C
81.7°F · 26.1–29.1°C
Oct
28°C
82.4°F · 27–29.9°C
Nov
27.4°C
81.3°F · 25–29.7°C
Dec
26.2°C
79.2°F · 24–28.2°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
W–N
Best wind
E–S
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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