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Playa Principal

Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Guerrero, Mexico

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  • Beachside restaurants on the Playa Principal in Zihuatanejo, Mexico

    Beachside restaurants on the Playa Principal in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • View of Zihuatanejo Bay from the Playa Principal in Zihuatanejo, Mexico

    View of Zihuatanejo Bay from the Playa Principal in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • View of Zihuatanejo Bay from Playa Principal in Zihuatanejo, Mexico

    View of Zihuatanejo Bay from Playa Principal in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:19 pm
7 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
32 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
18%
Sunset
6:19 pm
Today
6.1Good7 am74
6.1Good8 am95
6.2Good9 am11
6.2Good10 am21
6.2Good11 am43
6.0Good12 pm85
5.7Good1 pm127
5.3Fair2 pm127
5.0Fair3 pm96
5.0Fair4 pm64
5.0Fair5 pm21
5.2Fair6 pm21
Sat
6.2Good7 am64
5.8Good8 am74
5.7Good9 am85
5.5Good10 am138
4.8Fair11 am2113
4.3Fair12 pm2616
4.0Fair1 pm2616
3.6Poor2 pm2717
3.2Poor3 pm3018
3.2Poor4 pm2817
3.2Poor5 pm2817
3.2Poor6 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, 0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.8 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.5 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mLow 2 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 2 pm, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 73%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 51%
  • Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 53%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink57 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m120 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.2 miTransporte al coacoyul, pozas, aeropuerto.
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miZihuatanejo (town)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miAeropuerto Intl. de Ixtapa - Zihuatanejo (ZIH)

Nearby places

  • Daniel's by the SeaSeafood
    40 m120 ft
  • Bay ClubFood and drink
    60 m210 ft
  • Amore Mio PizzeriaPizza
    80 m250 ft
  • El CafecitoFood and drink
    90 m310 ft
  • Casa ArcadiaFood and drink
    110 m340 ft

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

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