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
0.5m
ESE(119°)
Score: 2/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
7km/h
SSW(210°)
Score: 17/25
Weather
27°C
0.3mm27%
Secondary Swell
0.2mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 9 km/h N|PM: 9 km/h SSW
Lighter winds later (9 km/h)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
2:10 am
Low tide - 0.17m
7:30 am
High tide - 0.32m
1:45 pm
Low tide - 0.10m
8:30 pm
High tide - 0.43m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
23
PoorComponents
Swell Direction15/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind17/25
Raw Score38/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score23/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score23
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