Check the Beach

Kanai, Riviera Maya

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 10 am, sunset 6:17 pm
7 am
8.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
8.4Great7 am128
7.4Great8 am138
9.6Excellent9 am138
8.2Great10 am159
6.8Good11 am1610
6.0Good12 pm149
5.0Fair1 pm149
4.6Fair2 pm149
4.9Fair3 pm159
4.9Fair4 pm159
5.8Good5 pm148
7.0Great6 pm106
Sat
9.5Excellent7 am128
9.6Excellent8 am117
9.6Excellent9 am128
8.4Great10 am1710
7.5Great11 am1711
6.5Good12 pm1710
5.9Good1 pm1811
5.6Good2 pm2012
5.1Fair3 pm2013
5.8Good4 pm2113
6.3Good5 pm2012
7.5Great6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.2 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 mHigh 7 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 7 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 m1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
15 km9 miAeropuerto Nacional de Playa del Carmen (PCM)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 63%
  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 68%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 53%