Check the Beach

El Zalate Beach

Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:46 pm
7 am
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
32°C89°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
6.9Good7 am74
7.1Great8 am74
7.6Great9 am85
6.6Good10 am85
6.3Good11 am128
6.7Good12 pm148
7.8Great1 pm117
6.8Good2 pm96
6.0Good3 pm85
5.9Good4 pm95
5.7Good5 pm106
Fri
9.0Excellent7 am74
9.1Excellent8 am96
9.1Excellent9 am106
9.0Excellent10 am85
8.8Excellent11 am85
8.0Great12 pm85
7.6Great1 pm85
6.9Good2 pm85
6.0Good3 pm128
7.1Great4 pm106
7.4Great5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, 0.2 m. High at 6 am, 1.3 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 1.2 mLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.2 m4 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 12 am, 0.2 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m670 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
270 m890 ft
Nearest town
2.8 km1.8 miSan José del Cabo (city)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miAeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos (SJD)

Nearby places

  • La Salsa'sFood and drink
    200 m670 ft
  • StarbucksCoffee shop
    340 m0.2 mi
  • CAFÉ CETÁCEOFood and drink
    720 m0.4 mi
  • The BreakdownFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi
  • HeladosFood and drink
    970 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near El Zalate Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.1 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 31%
  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 65%
  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 22%