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La Boquilla

San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico

La Boquilla 3 photos

  • View of the part of the west side of the cove of Playa Boquilla, Oaxaca

    View of the part of the west side of the cove of Playa Boquilla, Oaxaca. AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • View of Playa Boquilla, Oaxaca

    View of Playa Boquilla, Oaxaca. AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Turtle Rock at Playa Boquilla, Oaxaca

    Turtle Rock at Playa Boquilla, Oaxaca. AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 6:00 pm
7 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
8.0Great7 am74
8.0Great8 am53
6.5Good9 am21
6.4Good10 am53
6.1Good11 am95
6.0Good12 pm127
6.0Good1 pm127
5.9Good2 pm117
6.0Good3 pm127
6.0Good4 pm106
6.0Good5 pm106
6.0Good6 pm96
Sat
6.1Good7 am74
6.1Good8 am74
6.1Good9 am85
6.1Good10 am42
6.1Good11 am53
6.0Good12 pm42
6.0Good1 pm53
6.0Good2 pm42
6.0Good3 pm21
5.9Good4 pm53
5.8Good5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 5 am, 0.4 m. High at 11 am, 0.9 m. Low at 5 pm, 0.4 m. High at 12 am, 1.1 mLow 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 12 am, 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2 miPuerto Ángel (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miAeropuerto Internacional de Bahías de Huatulco (HUX)

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 La Boquilla.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 15%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 8%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 37%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 39%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 33%