Check the Beach

Playa Barra de la Crux

San Pedro Huamelula, Oaxaca, Mexico

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 5:58 pm
7 am
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.1
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.8
6 km/h4 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
28°C83°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
138 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
8.0Great7 am95
7.8Great8 am127
6.1Good9 am148
5.9Good10 am106
5.6Good11 am74
5.3Fair12 pm64
5.2Fair1 pm53
5.2Fair2 pm64
5.3Fair3 pm74
5.4Fair4 pm74
5.8Good5 pm64
Sat
6.2Good7 am74
6.2Good8 am53
6.2Good9 am42
6.2Good10 am64
6.3Good11 am64
6.2Good12 pm53
6.1Good1 pm43
6.1Good2 pm10
6.3Good3 pm53
6.3Good4 pm106
6.1Good5 pm106
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

  • LifeguardNone listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
32 km20 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 Playa Barra de la Crux.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%