Check the Beach

Playa Altamira

Municipio de San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:58 pm
7 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
8.5Excellent7 am95
6.3Good8 am32
6.6Good9 am21
9.1Excellent10 am95
8.8Excellent11 am127
9.0Excellent12 pm1711
9.0Excellent1 pm1811
8.7Excellent2 pm2113
8.1Great3 pm2113
8.6Excellent4 pm2314
8.7Excellent5 pm2012
Fri
7.6Great7 am85
8.2Great8 am53
8.7Excellent9 am138
8.5Excellent10 am1710
8.3Great11 am2314
7.9Great12 pm2918
7.6Great1 pm3119
7.6Great2 pm3119
7.3Great3 pm3220
7.1Great4 pm3220
7.3Great5 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.2 m. High at 7 pm, 1.3 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 1 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.3 m4 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.3 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
58 km36 miAeropuerto Regional de Guerrero Negro (GUB)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Altamira.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%