Guardalavaca, Cuba

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Caletone. Photo: Irám René GD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Guardalavaca

Guardalavaca is a town in Holguín Province, Cuba. From Guardalavaca you can reach 2 surf spots and 1 sailing spot, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Guardalavaca, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is HOG, 62 km away.

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Staying in Guardalavaca

  • 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: HOG, 62 km, BYM, 115 km, VTU, 115 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Guardalavaca. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Guardalavaca: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Guardalavaca1 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft3 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft4 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small2 ft37 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small1 ft25 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small1 ft15 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small1 ft13 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small1 ft10 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Guardalavaca: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Guardalavaca, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3, too small1 ft4 shollow3kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots32°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small2 ft3 shollow4kJwind from the east, 4 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft9 shollow37kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small1 ft9 shollow25kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft9 shollow15kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small1 ft9 shollow13kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small1 ft9 shollow10kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Guardalavaca, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Guardalavaca. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots that stay in Guardalavaca from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Caletone43.8 kmabout 1h 20 by car1 ft5 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small2 ft5 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small1 ft13 kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Caletone: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Caletone, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft4 shollow5kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore31°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft3 shollow4kJwind from the north, 6 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small2 ft3 shollow5kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small1 ft9 shollow13kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small1 ft8 shollow7kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft8 shollow6kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small1 ft8 s4kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots27°C

Sailing near Guardalavaca

Places to eat near Guardalavaca

  • Restaurante El Ancla0.8 km from the centre
  • Taberna BucaneroCuban · 0.9 km from the centre
  • El GuayaberoCuban · 1.0 km from the centre
  • La Maison sunset0.9 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits