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Playa Punta Cocos

Lázaro Cárdenas, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Playa Punta Cocos 1 photo

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Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
7 am
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
45%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
4.6Fair7 am1811
4.7Fair8 am1912
4.6Fair9 am2214
4.6Fair10 am2214
5.1Fair11 am1610
5.5Good12 pm1610
6.2Good1 pm1710
6.9Good2 pm138
7.3Great3 pm1811
7.7Great4 pm1912
8.2Great5 pm2012
8.7Excellent6 pm1811
Sat
5.6Good7 am2314
5.6Good8 am2314
5.3Fair9 am2214
5.9Good10 am2515
6.4Good11 am2415
7.0Great12 pm2214
7.4Great1 pm2314
7.4Great2 pm2314
7.4Great3 pm2214
7.8Great4 pm2214
7.6Great5 pm2415
7.3Great6 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.2 m. Low at 12 pm, <0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 1 am, -<0.1 mHigh 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -<0.1 m<1 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

  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m120 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miHolbox (village)
Nearest airport
74 km46 miIsla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)

Nearby places

  • Punta CocosFood and drink
    40 m120 ft
  • Holbox MagicoFood and drink
    120 m400 ft
  • Punta CocoFood and drink
    230 m740 ft
  • Spirit HolboxFood and drink
    970 m0.6 mi

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Punta Cocos.

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 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 55%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 44%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 33%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 36%