TidePlanet

Today in El Varadero there are high tides at 4:52 am (0.6 ft) and 4:49 pm (0.8 ft) and low tides at 10:00 am and 10:48 pm. Tide coefficient 91. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 4:52 am. The sun rises at 7:35 am and sets at 6:20 pm: 10 h 46 min of daylight. The moon is 85% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:53 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:40 am to 4:40 am and from 3:12 pm to 5:12 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is smooth, with 0.7 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the northeast (5 mph). Clear, 64 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in El Varadero today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
8
Good day · 8 out of 10 3:50–5:10 pm Also 3:50–4:40 am
  • High tide at 4:49 pm, coefficient 85
  • Major period 3:12–5:12 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.12 inHg), light onshore wind (4 mph) and calm sea (1.2 ft waves)
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 91 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 3:50 pm to 5:10 pm, combines the 4:49 pm high tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze. Also good from 3:50 am to 4:40 am, with the 4:52 am high tide and a major period.

Species with the most records nearby: salema, white seabream, bogue and common two-banded seabream. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in El Varadero

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

9 good hours
8
Good beach day · 8 out of 10 9:00 am–2:00 pm Also 3:00–6:00 pm
  • Sunny
  • Feels like 74 °F: mild
  • Onshore breeze (6 mph)
  • Calm for swimming: 1.2 ft waves
  • UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
  • Water at 71 °F (nice)

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 1.2 ft

    1.2 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 71 °F

    Nice for swimming.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30

    Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

  • Wind 6 mph

    Onshore breeze (6 mph).

  • Tide & sand 10:00 am

    Low tide at 10:00 am and 10:48 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:52 am and 4:49 pm.

The best window, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind, a calm sea, water at 71 °F and low tide at 10:00 am. 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm is good too, with sunshine, little wind, a calm sea and water at 71 °F.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near El Varadero

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Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap

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Tides

Tides in El Varadero

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 10:00 am -0.5 ft
  • ▲ High tide 4:49 pm 0.8 ft · coef. 85
  • ▼ Low tide 10:48 pm -0.8 ft

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 4 h 2 min to high tide at 4:52 am.

Tide coefficient 91 for the 4:52 am high tide and 85 for the 4:49 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 1.6 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 25 (1.0 ft) and the lowest, on December 25 (-0.9 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

Heights above mean sea level. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. mean sea level

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 27 (coefficient 103, 1.8 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 27, 0.6 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 7:35 am · 6:20 pm High tide 4:52 am · 0.6 ft Low tide 10:00 am · -0.5 ft High tide 4:49 pm · 0.8 ft Low tide 10:48 pm · -0.8 ft Coef. 91 85% Major periods 2:40 am · 3:12 pm Medium
Fri 30 7:36 am · 6:19 pm High tide 5:44 am · 0.5 ft Low tide 10:46 am · -0.4 ft High tide 5:39 pm · 0.7 ft Low tide 11:43 pm · -0.7 ft Coef. 78 76% Major periods 3:45 am · 4:17 pm Medium
Sat 31 7:37 am · 6:18 pm High tide 6:46 am · 0.4 ft Low tide 11:40 am · -0.3 ft High tide 6:39 pm · 0.6 ft — Coef. 63 66% Major periods 4:48 am · 5:18 pm Medium
Sun 1 7:38 am · 6:17 pm Low tide 12:50 am · -0.6 ft High tide 8:00 am · 0.3 ft Low tide 12:51 pm · -0.2 ft High tide 7:54 pm · 0.5 ft Coef. 51 Last quarter Major periods 5:46 am · 6:14 pm Medium
Mon 2 7:39 am · 6:16 pm Low tide 2:16 am · -0.5 ft High tide 9:22 am · 0.3 ft Low tide 2:35 pm · -0.2 ft High tide 9:21 pm · 0.4 ft Coef. 46 43% Major periods 6:40 am · 7:05 pm Medium
Tue 3 7:40 am · 6:15 pm Low tide 3:46 am · -0.5 ft High tide 10:35 am · 0.4 ft Low tide 4:24 pm · -0.2 ft High tide 10:40 pm · 0.4 ft Coef. 54 33% Major periods 7:30 am · 7:53 pm Medium
Wed 4 7:41 am · 6:14 pm Low tide 4:55 am · -0.5 ft High tide 11:33 am · 0.5 ft Low tide 5:34 pm · -0.3 ft High tide 11:44 pm · 0.5 ft Coef. 64 23% Major periods 8:16 am · 8:38 pm Low

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above mean sea level. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

M · Global model

El Varadero has no tide station nearby: its tide is calculated with the global FES2022 model, from the nearest model cells offshore (the first one 1.9 mi away). It may differ from the real tide by a few minutes and inches, and more with wind or storms. Heights are above mean sea level, not chart datum, so low tides are negative. Not for navigation.

Model attribution: FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at El Varadero

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: smooth

Smooth Douglas 2 · moderate breeze, Beaufort 4
Waves 0.7 ft · 2.9 s from the southeast (136°)
Swell 0.7 ft · 2.5 s from the southeast
Current 0.5 mph toward the ENE

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common0.4 ft
  • Significant0.7 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest1.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.5 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 5 mph NE · gusts 8
Offshore (16 mi S)Offshore 13 mph E · gusts 16

Offshore wind. The coast faces south and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

Offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Wednesday 4: 3.1 ft with a period of 5 s, from the east-southeast (slight).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now70.9 °F
Today 70.7–71.2 °F air: 63 / 73 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 70.0 °F measured 0.4 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 69.9 °F by Wednesday 4.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+4.8 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:47 am (local time).

Surf

Surf in El Varadero today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Flat
1
Flat · 1 out of 10 7:08–11:00 am
  • Barely any waves (0.9 ft sets): flat
  • Light offshore wind (6 mph): it holds up and grooms the waves
  • First or last light of the day
  • Falling tide (low tide at 10:00 am)

It’s flat today: almost no waves reach this coast.

Surf at the shore 0.6–0.9 ft average – sets
Swell 1.0 ft 3 s · ESE · 2 kJ
Wind 6 mph NNE · offshore
Water and wetsuit 70.7 °F Springsuit
  • Light: First light 7:08 am · sunrise 7:35 am · sunset 6:20 pm · last light 6:47 pm
  • Tide: high 4:52 am (0.6 ft), low 10:00 am (-0.5 ft), high 4:49 pm (0.8 ft) and low 10:48 pm (-0.8 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 70.7 °F: a springsuit or a 2 mm fullsuit.
  • Energy: 2 kJ · Low power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 7:08 am to 11:00 am, has light offshore wind, though with barely any waves.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in El Varadero today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good
9
Great day · 9 out of 10 3:40–5:30 pm Also 10:00–11:10 am
  • Slack water around high tide (4:49 pm): little current from 4:30 pm to 5:10 pm
  • 1.0 ft swell at 3 s from the east-southeast: barely any surge
  • Light onshore wind (4 mph)
  • 0.5 mph current toward the east-northeast, weak (model)
  • Daylight
Swell 1.0 ft 3 s · from the ESE
Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: good
Water and suit 70.7 °F 5 mm wetsuit
Current 0.5 mph toward the ENE
  • Slack water today: high tide 4:52 am (4:30–5:10 am), low tide 10:00 am (9:40–10:20 am), high tide 4:49 pm (4:30–5:10 pm) and low tide 10:48 pm (10:30–11:20 pm)
  • Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 70.7 °F: a 5 mm wetsuit.
  • Snorkeling: good, calm sea and light wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 6:47 pm. Waning gibbous (85%), rising at 8:53 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 3:40 pm to 5:30 pm, combines slack water at high tide, little swell, light wind and weak current. Also good from 10:00 am to 11:10 am, with slack water at low tide, little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Weather

Weather in El Varadero

14-day weather

Now in El Varadero

Now 64 °F Clear · feels like 64 °F · 63 / 73 °F
Low / high
63 / 73 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 0%
Clouds
14%
Humidity
71%
Dew pointDew point
55 °F
Visibility
23 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 33
Saharan dust
No
Pollen
Low · mugwort

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.07 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky ClearClearMainly clearMainly clearMainly clearMainly clearClear skyClear
Temperature 65°63°63°66°73°73°70°65°
Wind (mph) 5 NNE5 NNE6 NNE4 NNE5 S5 S3 SE3 NE
Gusts 8691111996
Waves 0.7 ft0.9 ft1.0 ft1.1 ft1.2 ft1.2 ft1.1 ft1.1 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 12:00 am 65° 5 NNE 0.7 ft
  • 3:00 am 63° 5 NNE 0.9 ft
  • 6:00 am 63° 6 NNE 1.0 ft
  • 9:00 am 66° 4 NNE 1.1 ft
  • 12:00 pm 73° 5 S 1.2 ft
  • 3:00 pm 73° 5 S 1.2 ft
  • 6:00 pm 70° 3 SE 1.1 ft
  • 9:00 pm 65° 3 NE 1.1 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Mainly clear 63 / 73 °F 6 mph ENE 1.2 ft 4:52 am · 4:49 pm
Fri 30 Overcast 62 / 72 °F 6 mph NE 1.1 ft 5:44 am · 5:39 pm
Sat 31 Fog 61 / 72 °F 6 mph ENE 1.2 ft 6:46 am · 6:39 pm
Sun 1 Partly cloudy 62 / 69 °F 6 mph N 2.6 ft 8:00 am · 7:54 pm
Mon 2 Partly cloudy 60 / 70 °F 5 mph NNW 1.4 ft 9:22 am · 9:21 pm
Tue 3 Partly cloudy 57 / 72 °F 5 mph NNE 1.0 ft 10:35 am · 10:40 pm
Wed 4 Overcast 56 / 71 °F 12 mph ESE 3.1 ft 11:33 am · 11:44 pm
Thu 5 Light drizzle 58 / 68 °F 4 mph WNW 2.8 ft 12:19 pm
Fri 6 Overcast 52 / 71 °F 8 mph ENE 1.8 ft 12:37 am · 1:00 pm
Sat 7 Overcast 56 / 72 °F 7 mph ENE 2.1 ft 1:24 am · 1:38 pm
Sun 8 Overcast 56 / 74 °F 9 mph E 3.8 ft 2:06 am · 2:14 pm
Mon 9 Drizzle 61 / 74 °F 4 mph NE 3.8 ft 2:47 am · 2:48 pm
Tue 10 Drizzle 64 / 68 °F 2 mph WNW 1.2 ft 3:26 am · 3:22 pm
Wed 11 Drizzle 62 / 72 °F 10 mph W 4.2 ft 4:04 am · 3:54 pm
  • Fri 30 Overcast 62° / 72° 1.1 ft
  • Sat 31 Fog 61° / 72° 1.2 ft
  • Sun 1 Partly cloudy 62° / 69° 2.6 ft
  • Mon 2 Partly cloudy 60° / 70° 1.4 ft
  • Tue 3 Partly cloudy 57° / 72° 1.0 ft
  • Wed 4 Overcast 56° / 71° 3.1 ft
  • Thu 5 Light drizzle 58° / 68° 2.8 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:47 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in El Varadero

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 7:35 am in the ESE (106°)ESE
Sets 6:20 pm in the WSW (254°)WSW
  • First light 6:38 am
  • Full dark 7:17 pm
  • Civil dawn 7:08 am
  • Civil dusk 6:47 pm
  • Solar noon 12:58 pm (40° high)
  • Daylight 10 h 46 min (−2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 5:44 pm
  • Full dark 7:17 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour7:35–8:11 am
Evening golden hour5:44–6:20 pm
El Varadero

Today the sun is 92,335,314 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in El Varadero

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 85% 85% illuminated · 18.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am
Rises 8:53 pm in the NE (55°)NE
Sets 12:34 pm tomorrow · in the NW (305°) · set at 11:32 am
Transit 3:40 am overhead
Visible 15 h 41 min from 8:53 pm to 12:34 pm

Today the moon is 226,618 mi away and looks 32′ 45″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 2:40–4:40 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 3:12–5:12 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 11:02 am–12:02 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 8:23–9:23 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 12:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 3:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days

Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 25, 223,281 mi away.

Place

Where to fish in El Varadero

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Deepens quickly

The bottom deepens quickly: 33 ft of water 1,050 ft from shore. It reaches 164 ft at 0.85 mi.

From the shoreline (0.35 mi from El Varadero) out to sea, heading south.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep950 ft
  • 33 ft deep1,050 ft
  • 66 ft deep0.25 mi
  • 164 ft deep0.85 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. 33 ft of water just 1,050 ft from shore: a good cast reaches deep water. Current and surf hit harder here.
  • Swimming. The water gets deeper little by little, but a few dozen yards out you can no longer stand.
  • Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 1,050 ft and 66 ft at 0.25 mi from shore.

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Nearest lighthouse

Photo of Cabo Sacratif
Photo: Veinticuatro de Jahén · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cabo Sacratif 3.6 mi southeast

Light
2 white flashes every 10 s · Fl(2) W 10s
Range
25 nautical miles (29 mi)
Light height
322 ft above sea level
Tower height
56 ft
Built
1863

Light details: NGA List of Lights (USA); the rest from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikidata · Sources and licenses

Tides near El VaraderoTides nearby

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El Varadero at a glance

  • Town or city of about 2,000 people. Coordinates: 36.725° N, 3.522° W.
  • It is 1.8 mi south of Motril, the main place in Granada. The sun rises at the same time and sets at the same time than in Motril.
  • Its coast faces south.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Port of Motril (0.2 mi), Playa de Poniente (1.3 mi), Playa del Cañón (1.6 mi), Playa Granada (2.3 mi).

Questions about El VaraderoQuestions

What time is high tide today in El Varadero?

Today in El Varadero there are high tides at 4:52 am (0.6 ft) and 4:49 pm (0.8 ft) and low tides at 10:00 am and 10:48 pm. Tide coefficient 91.

What time is sunset today in El Varadero?

At 6:20 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:47 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in El Varadero?

At 7:36 am. First light comes at 6:38 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 85% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 2:40–4:40 am, Minor 11:02 am–12:02 pm, Major 3:12–5:12 pm, Minor 8:23–9:23 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in El Varadero?

Mainly clear, from 63 °F to 73 °F, with a light breeze from the northeast (5 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in El Varadero?

Smooth (Douglas 2): 0.7 ft waves with a period of 2.9 s from the southeast. The water is 70.9 °F.

When is the best time to visit El Varadero?

The best time to visit El Varadero is from May to June and in September: highs of 77 °F to 85 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: global FES2022 model (AVISO/CNES), licensed AVISO; constants for this place computed by TidePlanet from the nearest model cells offshore. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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