Playa Ancha
Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm4.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 29°C84°F
- Wind
- 128 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 2213 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 19%
- Sunset
- 6:16 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 0.3 m1 ft
- Low 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
- Low 1 am, <0.1 m<1 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
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink44 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m790 ft
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 230 m750 ft
- Nearest town
- 9.2 km5.7 miCancún (city)
- Nearest airport
- 12 km7 miIsla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)
Nearby places
- SubwaySandwich240 m790 ft
- La Rossti MXMexican260 m850 ft
- La Palapa BelgaBelgian440 m0.3 mi
- Mr. GoryMexican450 m0.3 mi
- Mr GoryBreakfast490 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Caracol0.9 km0.5 mi east away8.0 Great later
- Hotel Zone1.0 km0.6 mi east away8.0 Great later
- Playa Gaviota Azul1.0 km0.6 mi south-east away8.0 Great later
- Playa Forum1.0 km0.6 mi south-east away8.0 Great later
- Playa Chac Mool1.1 km0.7 mi south-east away8.0 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.2 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 78%
- Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 49%
- Mon7.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 47%
- Tue5.8 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 49%
- Wed7.8 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 45%