Beach
both
Level 4/10
Playa Mar Verde
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
🌀Strong rips
Playa Mar Verde is Cuba's south coast surf option—a beach break near Santiago that picks up SE swells during hurricane season. While less consistent than the north coast, it offers uncrowded waves in Cuba's second city.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
0.8m
ESE(117°)
Score: 8/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
14km/h
NE(42°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm45%
Windswell Component
0.1mENE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 8 km/h NNW|PM: 19 km/h ENE
8 km/h vs 19 km/h afternoon
Location & Conditions
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Swell
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Tide Times
1:30 am
Low tide - 0.12m
7:45 am
High tide - 0.39m
1:30 pm
Low tide - 0.14m
8:00 pm
High tide - 0.43m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
26
PoorComponents
Swell Direction14/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score33/100
Adjustments
📉 Undersized Swell-7
Adjusted Score26/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score26
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SE (135°)
- Direction range
- 100° - 170°
- Size range
- 0.8m - 2m
- Ideal size
- 1.6m
- Height multiplier
- 0.97×
- Ideal period
- 12s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- NW (315°)
- Offshore range
- 280° - 350°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- all
- Optimal range
- 0.2m - 2.5m
Water temp
27°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
4/10
Crowd level
1/10
Access: Santiago de Cuba. South coast option.
Best Season
Peak: Sep-Nov
Secondary: Dec, Jan, Feb
South coast option during hurricane swells.
Getting There
Airport
SCUDrive time
20 minData quality
verified