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Playa Marlín

Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Playa Marlín 4 photos

  • Live Aqua Cancun

    Live Aqua Cancun. Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Live Aqua Cancun

    Live Aqua Cancun. Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Live Aqua - panoramio

    Live Aqua - panoramio. Robbtronic, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Live Aqua - panoramio (2)

    Live Aqua - panoramio (2). Robbtronic, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow 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
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
4.9Fair7 am1610
5.3Fair8 am1811
6.3Good9 am1711
6.6Good10 am1811
6.5Good11 am2012
6.6Good12 pm2012
6.6Good1 pm2012
7.0Great2 pm1912
7.6Great3 pm2012
8.3Great4 pm2012
8.4Great5 pm2012
8.7Excellent6 pm1811
Fri
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
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, 0.1 m. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 mLow 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • 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.
  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m810 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m740 ft
Nearest town
8.8 km5.5 miAlfredo V. Bonfil (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miIsla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)

Nearby places

  • La Buena BarraFood and drink
    250 m810 ft
  • El Fisherman CancúnFish
    250 m810 ft
  • El Fish FritangaMexican
    250 m820 ft
  • Mr PampasBrazilian
    280 m910 ft
  • CambalacheArgentinian
    680 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Marlín.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.2 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 94%
  • 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%