Playa San Francisco (San Pancho)

Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:31 pm

7 am
9.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
9.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

5 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 29°C83°F
Water: 31°C88°F
Wind: 32 km/hmph E
Gusts: 95 km/hmph
Waves: 0.8 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 37%
Sunset: 5:31 pm

Today

8.6Excellent6 am53

8.8Excellent7 am32

9.0Excellent8 am42

9.4Excellent9 am64

9.6Excellent10 am85

8.7Excellent11 am85

8.8Excellent12 pm117

8.4Great1 pm106

8.8Excellent2 pm96

7.5Great3 pm128

3.0Poor4 pm42

6.0Good5 pm21

Fri

9.7Excellent7 am64

9.7Excellent8 am21

9.7Excellent9 am53

9.7Excellent10 am95

9.6Excellent11 am85

9.2Excellent12 pm85

9.6Excellent1 pm85

9.2Excellent2 pm95

8.3Great3 pm117

7.9Great4 pm106

3.0Poor5 pm53

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
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

Food and drink39 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m330 ft
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 240 m790 ftSan Francisco (San Pancho) (village)
Nearest airport: 30 km19 miLicenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)

Nearby places

OliviasFood and drink
100 m330 ft
Las PalmasSeafood
140 m460 ft
La PerlaSeafood
160 m540 ft
KokonatiFood and drink
190 m630 ft
Yam YumFood and drink
200 m670 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Playa San Pancho0.1 km0.1 mi north-east away
9.5 Excellent later
Playa Malpaso1.7 km1.0 mi south-west away
9.5 Excellent later
Playa Las Cuevas2.7 km1.7 mi south-west away
9.5 Excellent later
Playa Sayulita Norte (North Beach)3.7 km2.3 mi south-west away
9.5 Excellent later
Playa de Barro4.3 km2.7 mi north-east away
9.7 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa San Francisco (San Pancho).

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Fri9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 33%
Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 43%
Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 41%
Mon6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 39%
Tue7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 43%
Wed6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 47%