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Level 4/10

Gibara

Holguín, Cuba
🌀Strong rips

Gibara is a beach break on Cuba's remote north coast near Holguín—offering consistent waves without needing huge swells to work. The uncrowded lineups and authentic Cuban experience make this worth the journey east from Havana.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
3
Poor
0.5m
@5s
16km/h
Mon
22
10
Poor
0.6m
@7s
22km/h
Tue
23
26
Poor
1.0m
@6s
18km/h
Wed
24
25
Poor
0.9m
@6s
18km/h
Thu
25
14
Poor
0.8m
@6s
18km/h
Fri
26
27
Poor
0.9m
@6s
17km/h
Sat
27
13
Poor
0.7m
@5s
17km/h
Sun
28
15
Poor
0.7m
@6s
18km/h
Mon
29
19
Poor
0.8m
@5s
12km/h
Tue
30
17
Poor
0.6m
@5s
13km/h
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Today's Conditions

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✨
Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
0.5m
ENE(74°)
Score: 3/25
Period
5s
Short period / windswell
Score: 1/25
Wind
16km/h
ENE(75°)
Score: 23/25
Weather
30°C
0.0mm59%
Windswell Component
0.5mE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 10 km/h ESE|PM: 19 km/h ENE
10 km/h vs 19 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:15 am
High tide - 0.60m
7:40 am
Low tide - -0.04m
2:10 pm
High tide - 0.55m
8:06 pm
Low tide - 0.08m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

3
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period1/25
Wind23/25
Raw Score27/100
Adjustments
✨ Wind History+6
🌊💨 Windswell-5
🌊 Tide+1
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score3/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score3
✨ Groomed🌊💨 Windswell🌊 Partly in the tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (350°)
Direction range
320° - 20°
Size range
0.6m - 2m
Ideal size
1.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
60° - 120°

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: Holguín province. Remote north coast.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Rarely needs 8ft to work. Rare Cuban barrel.

Getting There

Airport
HOG
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
verified

Nearby Spots

Playa Mar Verde

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
128km
Beach
Lvl 4/10

🌀 Cuba's south coast • Hurricane swell option • Santiago surf

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