Playa el Balconcito
Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Today at a glance
Best: 7 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:47 pm8.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 29°C84°F
- Water
- 32°C89°F
- Wind
- 117 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:47 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink37 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi
- Boat ramp490 m0.3 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.4 km1.5 miCabo San Lucas (city)
- Nearest airport
- 35 km22 miAeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos (SJD)
Nearby places
- La RocaMexican470 m0.3 mi
- Bagatelle Los CabosMediterranean500 m0.3 mi
- Taba BBQFood and drink590 m0.4 mi
- A9AVEPizza600 m0.4 mi
- Wizzie'sFood and drink600 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Black Coral0.3 km0.2 mi west away8.7 Excellent later
- Playa del Divorcio0.6 km0.4 mi south-east away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa de los Amantes0.7 km0.4 mi south-east away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa el Farito0.8 km0.5 mi north away8.7 Excellent later
- El Medano Beach2.3 km1.4 mi north-east away8.6 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
- Sun8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 7%
- Mon8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 10%
- Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 20%
- Wed8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 25%