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Playa Escondida

Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico

Playa Escondida 5 photos

  • Playa Sayulita 02

    Playa Sayulita 02. Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Playa Sayulita 01

    Playa Sayulita 01. Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Pelícano en la Playa de los Muertos, Sayulita

    Pelícano en la Playa de los Muertos, Sayulita. Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Pelícanos en la Playa de los Muertos, Sayulita

    Pelícanos en la Playa de los Muertos, Sayulita. Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Beach at Sayulita

    Beach at Sayulita. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:31 pm
7 am
9.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C83°F
Water
31°C88°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NE
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
5:31 pm
Today
9.6Excellent7 am74
9.6Excellent8 am32
9.6Excellent9 am21
9.5Excellent10 am85
9.4Excellent11 am95
9.3Excellent12 pm85
9.2Excellent1 pm106
8.3Great2 pm127
8.2Great3 pm117
7.3Great4 pm127
6.6Good5 pm85
Sat
9.2Excellent7 am32
9.4Excellent8 am11
9.2Excellent9 am32
9.1Excellent10 am75
8.8Excellent11 am138
7.7Great12 pm149
6.8Good1 pm96
7.4Great2 pm63
7.3Great3 pm85
6.8Good4 pm32
6.6Good5 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 1.2 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 1.1 mHigh 6 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.1 m4 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 6 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.1 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miSayulita (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miLicenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Escondida.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 55%
  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 23%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 43%