Playa Kantenah

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

No photo of Playa Kantenah yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 11 am, sunset 6:19 pm

7 am
9.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

12 pm
6.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
4.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 22°C71°F
Water: 29°C85°F
Wind: 106 km/hmph NNW
Gusts: 1811 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:19 pm

Today

9.2Excellent7 am127

9.5Excellent8 am127

9.8Excellent9 am117

9.8Excellent10 am106

7.9Great11 am117

6.2Good12 pm127

5.2Fair1 pm106

5.0Fair2 pm85

4.8Fair3 pm106

4.7Fair4 pm85

4.9Fair5 pm138

5.3Fair6 pm53

Sat

9.3Excellent7 am117

9.7Excellent8 am117

10.0Excellent9 am117

9.3Excellent10 am149

8.0Great11 am149

6.5Good12 pm149

6.0Good1 pm138

5.7Good2 pm138

5.5Good3 pm138

5.5Good4 pm128

6.1Good5 pm74

7.3Great6 pm64

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Restrooms120 m390 ft away
Showers120 m400 ft away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m360 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 790 m0.5 mi
Nearest town: 6.3 km3.9 miAkumal (village)
Nearest airport: 29 km18 miAeropuerto Nacional de Playa del Carmen (PCM)

Nearby places

Mi CarisaItalian
210 m680 ft
Cueva SieteMexican
250 m810 ft
Mura HouseJapanese
250 m820 ft
Cafe InezCoffee shop
270 m880 ft
Bar BalamFood and drink
270 m900 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Xpu-Ha4.4 km2.7 mi north-east away
9.6 Excellent later
Playa Akumal6.7 km4.2 mi south-west away
9.2 Excellent later
Chemuyil11 km7.0 mi south-west away
9.2 Excellent later
Paamul Beach13 km7.9 mi north-east away
9.5 Excellent later
Xcacel Beach14 km8.5 mi south-west away
9.2 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 71%
Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 21%
Mon7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 66%
Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 69%
Wed7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 56%
Thu8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 48%