Check the Beach

Playa El Caracol

Municipio de La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
7 am
9.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C84°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
138 km/hmph W
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
7.0Great7 am96
7.0Great8 am106
8.5Excellent9 am148
8.2Great10 am138
8.1Great11 am96
8.0Great12 pm159
6.3Good1 pm1912
6.5Good2 pm1711
6.8Good3 pm127
7.4Great4 pm96
7.9Great5 pm96
Fri
9.3Excellent7 am117
9.3Excellent8 am128
9.4Excellent9 am95
8.2Great10 am128
8.2Great11 am1811
8.2Great12 pm1811
8.4Great1 pm1912
8.7Excellent2 pm1811
8.6Excellent3 pm1811
8.7Excellent4 pm117
8.0Great5 pm138
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, 1.1 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.2 m. High at 6 pm, 1.0 mLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • 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.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
29 km18 miAeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León (LAP)

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 Playa El Caracol.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.4 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 8%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 20%