Check the Beach

Playa El Sotol

Municipio de La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:46 pm
7 am
9.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.8
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
3 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
30°C86°F
Water
31°C88°F
Wind
85 km/hmph W
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
8.1Great7 am32
9.6Excellent8 am75
9.6Excellent9 am75
8.6Excellent10 am53
8.5Excellent11 am138
9.1Excellent12 pm149
6.6Good1 pm2012
6.5Good2 pm2113
7.6Great3 pm1710
6.9Good4 pm138
7.9Great5 pm85
Fri
9.5Excellent7 am138
9.5Excellent8 am96
9.4Excellent9 am64
9.2Excellent10 am106
8.7Excellent11 am1912
8.1Great12 pm2515
7.8Great1 pm2516
7.2Great2 pm2314
5.8Good3 pm2113
6.1Good4 pm32
6.9Good5 pm95
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 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 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 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 town
3.2 km2 miEl Sargento (village)
Nearest airport
38 km24 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

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 27%
  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 22%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 9%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 5%
  • Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 24%