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Playa Blanquita

Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico

Playa Blanquita 1 photo

  • Drone shot of La Blanquita Beach, Huatulco Bays, Oaxaca, Mexico.

    Drone shot of La Blanquita Beach, Huatulco Bays, Oaxaca, Mexico.. Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:59 pm
7 am
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.7
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
85 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
7.5Great7 am74
7.7Great8 am43
6.8Good9 am42
6.3Good10 am43
5.8Good11 am64
5.7Good12 pm74
5.6Good1 pm95
5.7Good2 pm117
5.6Good3 pm159
5.7Good4 pm1710
6.0Good5 pm148
Sat
6.1Good7 am21
6.1Good8 am63
6.0Good9 am53
6.0Good10 am21
6.0Good11 am43
6.0Good12 pm53
6.1Good1 pm64
6.2Good2 pm63
6.2Good3 pm21
6.1Good4 pm32
5.9Good5 pm64
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

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
9.4 km5.8 miFraccionamiento el Crucero (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miAeropuerto Internacional de Bahías de Huatulco (HUX)

Nearby places

  • El AncladeroFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi
  • Don ChetoFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi

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 Blanquita.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 42%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 45%