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Playa Tornillo

Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico

Playa Tornillo 5 photos

  • Arrocito Beach

    Arrocito Beach. Wavehunter, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Rocks on Arrocito Beach

    Rocks on Arrocito Beach. Wavehunter, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bahía Tangolunda

    Bahía Tangolunda. Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Campylorhynchus humilis, Playa el Arrocito, Oaxaca

    Campylorhynchus humilis, Playa el Arrocito, Oaxaca. Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Campylorhynchus humilis, Playa el Arrocito, Oaxaca (24611156896) (cropped)

    Campylorhynchus humilis, Playa el Arrocito, Oaxaca (24611156896) (cropped). Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:58 pm
7 am
6.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.7
10 km/h6 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
28°C82°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
6.4Good7 am43
6.6Good8 am43
7.1Great9 am64
6.6Good10 am96
6.2Good11 am74
5.8Good12 pm96
5.4Fair1 pm117
5.3Fair2 pm138
5.4Fair3 pm149
5.7Good4 pm106
5.8Good5 pm32
Sat
6.1Good7 am53
6.1Good8 am64
6.1Good9 am63
6.2Good10 am32
6.2Good11 am21
6.2Good12 pm32
6.2Good1 pm21
6.2Good2 pm63
6.2Good3 pm74
6.2Good4 pm96
6.2Good5 pm74
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 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 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 620 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.9 miBahía de Conejos (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miAeropuerto Internacional de Bahías de Huatulco (HUX)

Nearby places

  • Ocean HuatulcoFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi

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

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