Beach forecast for La Guardia
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-4) · Nueva Esparta, Venezuela Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-4- Swimming
- Calm · 1.6 ft
- Water
- 81 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 11 · SPF 50
- Wind
- 11 mph
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a fair beach day in La Guardia (6/10). The best hours are from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm: sunshine, a calm sea and water at 81 °F, though with intense heat, rain and light offshore wind. The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6Fair beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm7:00–11:00 am | Calm · 1.6 ft | 81 °F | 11 |
| Thu 29 | 7Good beach day | 3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.6 ft | 81 °F | 10 |
| Fri 30 | 8Good beach day | 7:00–10:00 am | Calm · 1.6 ft | 80 °F | 11 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 7:00–10:00 am | Calm · 1.6 ft | 80 °F | 11 |
| Sun 1 | 7Good beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 1.3 ft | 80 °F | 11 |
| Mon 2 | 8Good beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Calm · 1.4 ft | 80 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 4Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.2 ft | 80 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
5 good hours- Mostly sunny
- Calm for swimming: 1.6 ft waves
- UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Water at 81 °F (warm)
- Feels like 98 °F: very hot: drink water and find shade
- Rain (0.01 in)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.6 ft
1.6 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 81 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 11 · SPF 50
Max UV 11 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 11 mph
Offshore breeze (11 mph). Watch floats and inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand
We don't show the tide for La Guardia, so it doesn't count in the rating.
The best window, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, a calm sea and water at 81 °F, though with intense heat, rain and light offshore wind. 7:00 am to 11:00 am can also work, with a calm sea and water at 81 °F, though with intense heat, rain, light offshore wind and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 6 | Partly cloudy | 93 °F | 8 mph | 1.4 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 6 | Partly cloudy | 94 °F | 9 mph | 1.4 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 7 | Light drizzle | 96 °F | 9 mph | 1.4 ft | 5 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Light drizzle | 99 °F | 10 mph | 1.4 ft | 8 |
| 11:00 am | 1 | Light drizzle | 101 °F | 10 mph | 1.4 ft | 10 |
| 12:00 pm | 1 | Light showers | 101 °F | 11 mph | 1.4 ft | 11 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Light showers | 100 °F | 11 mph | 1.4 ft | 10 |
| 2:00 pm | 6 | Light showers | 98 °F | 11 mph | 1.4 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 7 | Light drizzle | 95 °F | 11 mph | 1.5 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 7 | Light drizzle | 93 °F | 11 mph | 1.6 ft | 2 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near La Guardia
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- Playa La Guardia 0.3 mi · NW
- Playa Puntofino 0.4 mi · NW
- Playa La Pared 4.0 mi · SW
- Playa Maria Libre 4.6 mi · N
- Playa Guiriguire 4.9 mi · N
- Playa Taguantar 5.4 mi · N
- Parking
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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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2 of 3, warmth 2.7 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1 and water 1 of 1; minus rain 0.5 and wind 0.5; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in La Guardia
Is it a beach day in La Guardia today?
A fair beach day: 6/10. Best from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with sunshine, a calm sea and water at 81 °F, though with intense heat, rain and light offshore wind.
What are the swimming conditions in La Guardia today?
1.6 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in La Guardia?
About 81 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in La Guardia today?
UV reaches 11 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in La Guardia?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a good beach day (7/10), best from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
What beaches are near La Guardia?
Playa La Guardia (0.3 mi), Playa Puntofino (0.4 mi), Playa La Pared (4.0 mi), Playa Maria Libre (4.6 mi) and Playa Guiriguire (4.9 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0) and the sun from astronomy-engine.