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Playa el Faro

Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Playa el Faro 5 photos

  • Pedregal Playa (Cabo San Lucas)

    Pedregal Playa (Cabo San Lucas). Alexis Doine, CC0. Source

  • Sunset 2 at Sunset Beach - panoramio

    Sunset 2 at Sunset Beach - panoramio. Cal Wolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sunset at Sunset Beach - panoramio

    Sunset at Sunset Beach - panoramio. Cal Wolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sunset Beach

    Sunset Beach. Patricio Athie, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Great Surf - panoramio

    Great Surf - panoramio. calwolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
7 am
8.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
5 pm
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
85 km/hmph NW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
6.3Good7 am1711
6.5Good8 am1711
7.5Great9 am149
6.3Good10 am85
6.5Good11 am117
7.5Great12 pm106
7.7Great1 pm106
6.7Good2 pm106
6.2Good3 pm138
5.9Good4 pm1912
5.6Good5 pm2415
Fri
8.9Excellent7 am117
8.9Excellent8 am53
8.8Excellent9 am21
8.8Excellent10 am75
8.6Excellent11 am117
8.7Excellent12 pm117
8.6Excellent1 pm128
8.2Great2 pm1510
7.8Great3 pm2013
7.6Great4 pm2415
7.6Great5 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, 0.1 m. High at 6 am, 1.3 m. Low at 12 pm, <0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 1.2 mLow 12 am, 0.1 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, 0.1 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miCabo San Lucas (city)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miAeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos (SJD)

Nearby places

  • Quivira SteakhouseSteak house
    450 m0.3 mi
  • SiempreMediterranean
    760 m0.5 mi

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.

  • Fri8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • 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%