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Playa Colorada

Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico

No photo of Playa Colorada yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 11 am, sunset 5:45 pm
7 am
9.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
3.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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°C85°F
Water
32°C89°F
Wind
96 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:45 pm
Today
7.9Great7 am85
7.3Great8 am43
7.9Great9 am42
7.6Great10 am74
6.8Good11 am96
6.9Good12 pm138
7.5Great1 pm138
8.2Great2 pm128
7.7Great3 pm117
7.3Great4 pm96
7.0Great5 pm106
Fri
9.1Excellent7 am64
9.3Excellent8 am96
9.2Excellent9 am138
8.4Great10 am138
7.2Great11 am149
6.1Good12 pm1610
3.0Poor1 pm1610
4.5Fair2 pm1710
4.4Fair3 pm159
3.0Poor4 pm106
3.0Poor5 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, 1.2 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.2 m. High at 6 pm, 1.1 mLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.1 m4 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miLa Ribera (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miPunta Colorada Airstrip (PCO)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 90%
  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 51%
  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 14%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 22%