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Playa Tortugas

Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Playa Tortugas 1 photo

  • mañana en playa tortugas, cancun

    mañana en playa tortugas, cancun. Jacquidiaz, CC BY-SA 4.0. 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
128 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2213 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
19%
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 rising now. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 1 am, <0.1 mHigh 6 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 1 am, <0.1 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 6 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 m1 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

  • Restrooms60 m190 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 10 m30 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m450 ft
Nearest town
7.8 km4.8 miCancún (city)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miIsla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)

Nearby places

  • Bungee Dock BarFood and drink
    10 m30 ft
  • BonanzaSeafood
    30 m100 ft
  • Playa TortugasFood and drink
    50 m170 ft
  • Bar del MarFood and drink
    80 m270 ft
  • StarbucksCoffee shop
    190 m620 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 Tortugas.

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%