Playa Palmilla

Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:46 pm

7 am
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
8.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

2 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good

4 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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: 27°C81°F
Water: 32°C89°F
Wind: 43 km/hmph WNW
Gusts: 85 km/hmph
Waves: 1.4 m4 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:46 pm

Today

9.0Excellent7 am74

9.1Excellent8 am96

9.1Excellent9 am106

9.0Excellent10 am85

8.8Excellent11 am85

8.0Great12 pm85

7.6Great1 pm85

6.9Good2 pm85

6.0Good3 pm128

7.1Great4 pm106

7.4Great5 pm53

Sat

6.3Good7 am2113

8.0Great8 am128

5.8Good9 am1610

3.8Poor10 am1610

7.9Great11 am11

7.0Great12 pm127

6.0Good1 pm149

5.4Fair2 pm1510

5.8Good3 pm138

6.7Good4 pm127

7.7Great5 pm96

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

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 410 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 590 m0.4 mi
Nearest town: 5.3 km3.3 miSan José del Cabo (city)
Nearest airport: 15 km9 miAeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos (SJD)

Nearby places

Club 96Food and drink
480 m0.3 mi
AquaFood and drink
590 m0.4 mi
Nick San'sSushi
740 m0.5 mi
Manuel'sFood and drink
750 m0.5 mi
ZENNA RestaurantJapanese
810 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Acapulquito1.2 km0.7 mi north away
9.0 Excellent later
Playa Costa Azul1.9 km1.2 mi north away
9.0 Excellent later
El Zalate Beach2.5 km1.5 mi north away
9.0 Excellent later
Playa Las Palmas2.8 km1.7 mi north away
9.0 Excellent later
Playa Hotelera4.0 km2.5 mi north-east away
8.9 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Palmilla.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 65%
Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 43%
Mon7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 25%
Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 14%
Wed8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 22%