Beach forecast for Playa Punta Los Caracas
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT-4) · Vargas, Venezuela Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT-4- Swimming
- Use care · 3.7 ft
- Water
- 83 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 10 · SPF 50
- Low tide
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Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a good beach day in Playa Punta Los Caracas (7/10). The best hours are from 7:00 am to 11:00 am: sunshine, beach weather and water at 83 °F, though with moderate wind and some waves. The best day this week is Sunday, November 1, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7Good beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Use care · 3.7 ft | 83 °F | 10 |
| Fri 30 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.5 ft | 83 °F | 9 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Calm · 3.4 ft | 84 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 8Good beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Calm · 3.3 ft | 84 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 6Fair beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Use care · 3.0 ft | 84 °F | 2 |
| Tue 3 | 7Good beach day | 7:00–10:00 am | Calm · 2.6 ft | 85 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 7Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm10:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 1.9 ft | 84 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
4 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 90 °F: beach weather
- UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Water at 83 °F (very warm)
- Moderate cross-shore wind (16 mph)
- Swim with care: 3.7 ft waves every 6 s
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.7 ft
3.7 ft waves every 6 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 83 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 10 · SPF 50
Max UV 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 22 mph
Fresh cross-shore wind (22 mph): blowing sand.
- Tide & sand
High tide at 3:19 pm. Coefficient 109 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 7:00 am to 11:00 am, brings sunshine, beach weather and water at 83 °F, though with moderate wind and some waves.
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 | Clear sky | 89 °F | 14 mph | 3.7 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 6 | Clear sky | 89 °F | 13 mph | 3.7 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 8 | Clear sky | 89 °F | 14 mph | 3.7 ft | 4 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Clear sky | 90 °F | 16 mph | 3.9 ft | 7 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 90 °F | 18 mph | 3.9 ft | 9 |
| 12:00 pm | 2 | Mainly clear | 90 °F | 20 mph | 3.9 ft | 10 |
| 1:00 pm | 1 | Partly cloudy | 89 °F | 22 mph | 3.9 ft | 10 |
| 2:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 87 °F | 22 mph | 3.8 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 87 °F | 22 mph | 3.8 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 88 °F | 20 mph | 3.8 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 89 °F | 18 mph | 3.8 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Playa Punta Los Caracas
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- Playa Pescado 0.3 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Playa Greysmar 0.6 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Parking
- Partial wheelchair access
- Playa Los Bañadores 1.0 mi · W
- Lifeguard
- Parking
- Partial wheelchair access
- Playa Quebrada Seca 1.3 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Partial wheelchair access
- Playa Osma 4.0 mi · E
- Playa Punta Anare 5.0 mi · W
- Lifeguard
- Parking
- Partial wheelchair access
- Playa Anare 5.2 mi · W
- Lifeguard
- Partial wheelchair access
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 3 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0.3 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.5 of 1; minus wind 1.4 and waves 0.8.
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 Playa Punta Los Caracas
Is it a beach day in Playa Punta Los Caracas today?
A good beach day: 7/10. Best from 7:00 am to 11:00 am, with sunshine, beach weather and water at 83 °F, though with moderate wind and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Playa Punta Los Caracas today?
3.7 ft waves every 6 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Playa Punta Los Caracas?
About 83 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Playa Punta Los Caracas today?
UV reaches 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Playa Punta Los Caracas?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: not a beach day (2/10).
What beaches are near Playa Punta Los Caracas?
Playa Pescado (0.3 mi), Playa Greysmar (0.6 mi), Playa Los Bañadores (1.0 mi), Playa Quebrada Seca (1.3 mi) and Playa Osma (4.0 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.
More about Playa Punta Los Caracas today
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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), the tide from La Guaira (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data