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El Medano Beach

Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico

El Medano Beach 8 photos

  • Medano Beach, Cabo San Lucas 2024-11-14

    Medano Beach, Cabo San Lucas 2024-11-14. Alexis Doine, CC0. Source

  • Medano beach

    Medano beach. Rafael Saldaña, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Beach Front RIU Palace (6655209615) (4)

    Beach Front RIU Palace (6655209615) (4). Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Medano Beach view of Land's End Peninsula - Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

    Medano Beach view of Land's End Peninsula - Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Cristo Vlahos, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • CaboSanLucasPort04

    CaboSanLucasPort04. Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • CaboSanLucasPort05

    CaboSanLucasPort05. Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunrise Villa Del Palmar - panoramio

    Sunrise Villa Del Palmar - panoramio. Cal Wolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Done for the day (6655196769) (6)

    Done for the day (6655196769) (6). Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany, CC BY 2.0. Source

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Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
7 am
9.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Cabo San Lucas Medano Este

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Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
30°C85°F
Water
32°C89°F
Wind
95 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
6.4Good7 am1711
6.6Good8 am1711
7.6Great9 am149
6.3Good10 am85
6.6Good11 am117
7.6Great12 pm106
7.7Great1 pm106
6.7Good2 pm106
6.2Good3 pm138
5.9Good4 pm1912
5.6Good5 pm2415
Fri
9.0Excellent7 am117
9.0Excellent8 am53
8.9Excellent9 am21
9.0Excellent10 am75
8.6Excellent11 am117
8.0Great12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm128
6.3Good2 pm1510
6.1Good3 pm2013
6.4Good4 pm2415
6.8Good5 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, 0.1 m. High at 6 am, 1.3 m. Low at 12 pm, <0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 1.2 mLow 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.2 m4 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.2 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink23 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
810 m0.5 miColectivo
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miEl Tezal (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miAeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos (SJD)

Nearby places

  • ToroteSteak house
    520 m0.3 mi
  • CarussoMexican
    610 m0.4 mi
  • ZashilaJapanese
    630 m0.4 mi
  • La Baja CaliforniaInternational
    640 m0.4 mi
  • Pool PartyFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 39%
  • Sat8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 27%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 35%