Playa Balandra
Municipio de La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 7 am to 11 am, sunset 5:47 pm9.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 29°C84°F
- Water
- 31°C87°F
- Wind
- 2012 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 2515 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 1%
- Sunset
- 5:47 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
- High 6 am, 1.1 m4 ft
- Low 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- High 6 pm, 1.0 m3 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.
About Playa Balandra
Playa Balandra is a beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico, covering an area of 7,783 square meters. The beach is 397 meters long and has a sandy surface. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby toilet 124 meters away and a parking area with an unknown fee 104 meters away.
Playa Balandra is a beach located on the Baja California Sur peninsula of Mexico in La Paz. It is located on the Eastern side of the peninsula, but faces west, as the southern tip comes up. This beach is located on Balandra Bay. The water is very shallow, allowing visitors to walk across the bay to the other side. There are also many sandbanks located on this bay.
In May 2020, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the beach allowed for only 120 visitors per day. The capacity limit has since been raised to 450 visitors per day. It is recommended by local guides in La Paz to drive up at 6am (earlier on the weekends) to have a chance to enter Playa Balandra. Another option is to take a local boat tour that takes visitors to the other beaches along Balandra Bay.
Source: Playa Balandra on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms120 m410 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Fee not listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 28 km17 miAeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León (LAP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa El Tecolote1.9 km1.2 mi north-east away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa Tecolotes2.1 km1.3 mi north-east away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa Pilitas3.5 km2.2 mi north-east away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa Pichilingue4.3 km2.6 mi south away7.2 Great
- Playa Cantamar4.8 km3.0 mi south away7.2 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
- Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
- Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
- Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 19%