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Playa Palancar

Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 6:18 pm
7 am
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
149 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2013 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
9.6Excellent7 am159
9.1Excellent8 am159
8.5Excellent9 am1610
8.2Great10 am138
7.5Great11 am1610
6.3Good12 pm2113
6.0Good1 pm1911
5.3Fair2 pm1811
5.5Good3 pm1711
5.3Fair4 pm1912
5.2Fair5 pm1811
5.7Good6 pm1710
Sat
7.6Great7 am1811
7.7Great8 am1811
7.8Great9 am1912
7.7Great10 am2012
7.3Great11 am2214
6.5Good12 pm2314
6.7Good1 pm2314
6.5Good2 pm2415
5.8Good3 pm2616
5.2Fair4 pm2717
5.7Good5 pm2415
6.4Good6 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.4 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.2 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 mHigh 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m910 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 280 m930 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2.1 miEl Cedral (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miAeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel (CZM)

Nearby places

  • Playa PalancarFood and drink
    280 m930 ft

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 Palancar.

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.

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 42%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 37%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 44%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 31%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 23%