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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Cuba
Central America
While Cuba is not in the surfing big league... some good quality waves can still be found in the right season.
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
Geographic coordinates: 21° 30' N, 80° 0' W
Coastline km: 3,735 km km
Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October)
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast
Elevation: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Pico Turquino 2,005 m
Natural hazards: the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common
Currency: Cuban peso (CUP) and Convertible peso (CUC)
Population: 11,423,952 (July 2008 est.)
Languages: Spanish
Capital: Havana
Divisions: 14 provinces and 1 special municipality* : Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara
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| Surf Equipment | Short de bain | Short de bain | Short de bain | Short de bain | Short de bain | Short de bain |
| Water temp. | 24°C | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C | 24°C |
| Air temp. | 22°C | 24°C | 25°C | 26°C | 25°C | 22°C |
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| Boca de Yumuri | - / - | Right and left | Rivermouth | 
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| Caletone | - / - | Right and left | Reef-coral | 
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| Divine | - / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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| Graveyard | - / - | Right and left | Point-break | 
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| Guardalavaca | - / - | Right and left | Reef-coral | Experienced surfers | |||
| La Setenta | 4 / - | Reef-rocky |
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| Sun beach | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Temptations | - / - | Right and left | Reef-coral |
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| Windmill Beach | 5 / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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Comments
By brody , 22-11-2013
boca de yumuri - there is rivermouth wave close to baracoa, around 10 minutes drive from baracoa. when i was there ist was only waist high but the kids there are surfing sometimes and told it will be decent overhead in right conditions.
By Love , 23-12-2011
cuba is safe... - yes it is safe to surf / travel in cuba. i used to live in the neighborhood baracoa which is in the province of habana and it actually used to be home to a naval academy that closed maybe some 10 years ago. i love all of latin america but let me tell you cuba is one of the safest places you can travel on the planet and i'm saying that as a woman. look up the homicide rates for puerto rico, venezeuala, etc and they are through the roof. people should try traveling to places before they post scary things on the internet. anyway, back to surfing, the surf in cuba is hard to find so this directory is really nice. it's a great place to be with or without a board.
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