Playa Caracol
Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Lifeguards
- Paid parking
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
- 106 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 1912 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 8%
- 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
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
- LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
- Restrooms250 m810 ft away
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m650 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink45 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m310 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 170 m560 ft
- Nearest airport
- 12 km7 miIsla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)
Nearby places
- El Timón De Cancún ZHFood and drink110 m340 ft
- StarbucksCoffee shop210 m680 ft
- HanaichiJapanese240 m780 ft
- Tacos RigoFood and drink250 m820 ft
- Calypso'sMexican260 m840 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hotel Zone0.4 km0.2 mi south away8.0 Great later
- Playa Gaviota Azul0.6 km0.4 mi south away8.0 Great later
- Playa Forum0.6 km0.4 mi south away8.0 Great later
- Playa Ancha0.9 km0.5 mi west away8.0 Great later
- Playa Chac Mool1.0 km0.6 mi south 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%