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Playa Langosta

Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Playa Langosta 5 photos

  • PLAYA LANGOSTA CANCUN - panoramio

    PLAYA LANGOSTA CANCUN - panoramio. ERVIN ESCOBAR, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cancun Beach at Night

    Cancun Beach at Night. Ncysea, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunset Lagoon Marina - Lago Nichupté - Cancún - México 2.015 - panoramio

    Sunset Lagoon Marina - Lago Nichupté - Cancún - México 2.015 - panoramio. Rodney Damián, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cancun from the Lagoon

    Cancun from the Lagoon. Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • On the way to Scuba

    On the way to Scuba. Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
7 am
4.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
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
Today
4.8Fair7 am1912
4.3Fair8 am2012
3.9Poor9 am2314
3.9Poor10 am1811
4.4Fair11 am1510
4.8Fair12 pm159
4.9Fair1 pm1610
5.7Good2 pm1610
6.5Good3 pm1710
7.1Great4 pm1811
7.7Great5 pm1912
8.2Great6 pm1811
Sat
4.9Fair7 am1711
4.8Fair8 am2113
4.8Fair9 am2214
4.8Fair10 am2314
5.0Fair11 am2214
5.3Fair12 pm2214
5.3Fair1 pm2415
5.8Good2 pm2516
6.0Good3 pm2717
6.2Good4 pm2616
6.1Good5 pm2616
6.0Good6 pm2515
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady 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 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms60 m210 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
220 m720 ft
Nearest town
6.3 km3.9 miCancún (city)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miIsla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)

Nearby places

  • white boxFood and drink
    340 m0.2 mi
  • sisalFood and drink
    500 m0.3 mi
  • Sirenas Raw BarPizza
    630 m0.4 mi
  • Restauran HollerikFood and drink
    750 m0.5 mi
  • La LupeFood and drink
    860 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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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%