Playa San Pancho

Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico

Today 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: 28°C83°F
Water: 31°C88°F
Wind: 43 km/hmph ENE
Gusts: 106 km/hmph
Waves: 0.8 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 9%
Sunset: 5:31 pm

Today

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

Sat

6.5Good7 am32

9.1Excellent8 am11

9.3Excellent9 am42

8.9Excellent10 am74

8.7Excellent11 am117

7.3Great12 pm96

3.0Poor1 pm85

6.6Good2 pm96

8.4Great3 pm85

7.7Great4 pm10

7.2Great5 pm32

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 6 am, 1.2 m4 ft
Low 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
High 6 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
Low 12 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

Food and drink39 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 220 m710 ft

Getting there

Nearest town: 280 m900 ftSan Francisco (San Pancho) (village)
Nearest airport: 30 km19 miLicenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)

Nearby places

OliviasFood and drink
220 m710 ft
Yam YumFood and drink
250 m830 ft
Las PalmasSeafood
260 m850 ft
KokonatiFood and drink
280 m930 ft
La PerlaSeafood
290 m940 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Playa San Francisco (San Pancho)0.1 km0.1 mi south-west away
9.5 Excellent later
Playa Malpaso1.8 km1.1 mi south-west away
9.0 Excellent later
Playa Las Cuevas2.8 km1.8 mi south-west away
9.0 Excellent later
Playa Sayulita Norte (North Beach)3.9 km2.4 mi south-west away
9.0 Excellent later
Playa de Barro4.1 km2.6 mi north-east away
9.3 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

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%