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Playa El Arrocito

Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico

No photo of Playa El Arrocito yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:59 pm
7 am
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
96 km/hmph W
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
6.3Good7 am21
7.0Great8 am42
6.7Good9 am106
6.1Good10 am117
5.9Good11 am106
5.6Good12 pm127
5.3Fair1 pm149
5.1Fair2 pm1610
5.2Fair3 pm1610
5.7Good4 pm138
5.8Good5 pm32
Sat
6.1Good7 am32
6.1Good8 am32
6.0Good9 am43
6.0Good10 am53
6.0Good11 am53
6.1Good12 pm53
6.1Good1 pm43
6.2Good2 pm75
6.2Good3 pm85
6.1Good4 pm106
5.9Good5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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 mLow 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 42%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 520 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
3.5 km2.1 miEl Faro (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miAeropuerto Internacional de Bahías de Huatulco (HUX)

Nearby places

  • Ocean HuatulcoFood and drink
    520 m0.3 mi

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

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