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Playa Ballenas

Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Playa Ballenas 5 photos

  • Cancun Beach - panoramio (1)

    Cancun Beach - panoramio (1). runt35, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Beach Palace

    Beach Palace. julie corsi from Palos Heights, IL, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Bar

    Bar. julie corsi from Palos Heights, IL, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Dance lessons by the pool

    Dance lessons by the pool. julie corsi from Palos Heights, IL, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun - panoramio

    Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun - panoramio. runt35, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
7 am
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Ballenas.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
26°C79°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
95 km/hmph N
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am1610
5.9Good8 am1912
5.0Fair9 am2616
4.6Fair10 am2214
5.0Fair11 am1710
5.0Fair12 pm1711
4.8Fair1 pm1811
5.3Fair2 pm1811
5.5Good3 pm2012
6.3Good4 pm2012
6.7Good5 pm2113
7.3Great6 pm2113
Sat
5.2Fair7 am1610
5.0Fair8 am1912
4.8Fair9 am2415
4.9Fair10 am2515
5.2Fair11 am2314
5.2Fair12 pm2415
5.5Good1 pm2616
5.6Good2 pm2817
5.9Good3 pm2918
6.2Good4 pm2918
6.3Good5 pm2918
6.3Good6 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 mHigh 6 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 6 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.1 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 51%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 41%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
330 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
8.1 km5 miAlfredo V. Bonfil (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miIsla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)

Nearby places

  • Porfirio'sFood and drink
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Fred's Seafood & Raw BarFish
    540 m0.3 mi
  • McDonald'sBurger
    760 m0.5 mi
  • Papa John'sPizza
    780 m0.5 mi
  • RosaNegraMexican fusion
    820 m0.5 mi

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

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