Check the Beach

Playa Patzcuaro

Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:31 pm
8 am
9.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C83°F
Water
31°C88°F
Wind
43 km/hmph E
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
29%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
9.3Excellent8 am74
9.4Excellent9 am64
9.5Excellent10 am85
9.5Excellent11 am106
9.0Excellent12 pm96
8.8Excellent1 pm117
7.8Great2 pm127
7.2Great3 pm149
6.3Good4 pm159
3.0Poor5 pm85
5.8Good6 pm32
Fri
9.6Excellent8 am74
9.6Excellent9 am32
9.6Excellent10 am21
9.5Excellent11 am85
9.4Excellent12 pm95
9.3Excellent1 pm85
9.2Excellent2 pm106
8.3Great3 pm127
8.2Great4 pm117
7.3Great5 pm127
6.6Good6 pm85
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, 1.2 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.1 m. High at 7 pm, 1.1 mLow 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 1 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.1 m4 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 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
3.2 km2 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

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 43%
  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 55%
  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 23%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 43%