Check the Beach

Playa la Manzanilla

Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 11 am, sunset 6:31 pm
8 am
7.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9 am
9.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C80°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am42
9.4Excellent9 am21
9.8Excellent10 am21
8.1Great11 am53
6.7Good12 pm74
7.4Great1 pm106
9.2Excellent2 pm117
8.0Great3 pm106
7.7Great4 pm106
7.3Great5 pm85
3.0Poor6 pm53
Sat
8.2Great8 am32
9.4Excellent9 am21
9.6Excellent10 am10
8.2Great11 am43
8.7Excellent12 pm95
8.4Great1 pm106
3.0Poor2 pm75
5.9Good3 pm96
7.5Great4 pm117
7.0Great5 pm42
6.6Good6 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.1 m. High at 7 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 1 am, 0.2 mHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 1 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 1 am, 0.2 m<1 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m890 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
600 m0.4 miLa Cruz de Huanacaxtle (town)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miLicenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)

Nearby places

  • Iguana's GardenFood and drink
    390 m0.2 mi

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.

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 55%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 23%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 4 km/h2 mph, rain 43%