Playa Larga
Ciego de Ávila · Cuba
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Playa Larga is a N-facing sand beach on the Cuba shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29.5°C (85.1°F) on average
Jan
25.4°C
77.7°F · 24–27.1°C
Feb
25.2°C
77.4°F · 23.5–26.4°C
Mar
25.5°C
77.9°F · 23.3–27.2°C
Apr
26.2°C
79.2°F · 24.6–27.7°C
May
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.6–28.4°C
Jun
28.3°C
82.9°F · 27.4–29.7°C
Jul
29.3°C
84.7°F · 27.9–31°C
Aug
29.6°C
85.3°F · 28.7–31.1°C
Sep
29.5°C
85.1°F · 27.8–30.5°C
Oct
28.9°C
84°F · 27.5–30.7°C
Nov
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.8–28.7°C
Dec
26.3°C
79.3°F · 24.3–27.9°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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