Xcacel Beach

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Paid parking

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:19 pm

7 am
9.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
9.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
8.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

3 pm
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

4 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

5 pm
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

6 pm
5.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 21°C69°F
Water: 29°C85°F
Wind: 96 km/hmph NW
Gusts: 1711 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 1%
Sunset: 6:19 pm

Today

9.2Excellent7 am117

9.5Excellent8 am117

9.2Excellent9 am117

9.3Excellent10 am96

8.7Excellent11 am117

8.4Great12 pm127

8.0Great1 pm127

7.7Great2 pm117

6.2Good3 pm106

7.2Great4 pm106

6.6Good5 pm64

5.4Fair6 pm95

Sat

8.6Excellent7 am127

9.1Excellent8 am106

9.6Excellent9 am117

9.1Excellent10 am138

8.5Excellent11 am149

7.7Great12 pm159

7.6Great1 pm149

7.4Great2 pm149

7.1Great3 pm138

6.0Good4 pm1610

6.3Good5 pm138

7.0Great6 pm85

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 7 am, 0.3 m1 ft
Low 12 pm, 0.2 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

Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m880 ft. Listed as paid

Getting there

Nearest town: 990 m0.6 miChan Chemuyil (village)
Nearest airport: 38 km24 miAeropuerto Internacional de Tulum "Felipe Carrillo Puerto" (TQO)

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

Nearby beaches

Chemuyil2.3 km1.5 mi north away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa Akumal7.0 km4.3 mi north-east away
9.2 Excellent later
Playa Kantenah14 km8.5 mi north-east away
9.6 Excellent later
Caleta Tankah14 km8.7 mi south-west away
9.7 Excellent later
Tulum Beach16 km10 mi south-west away
9.7 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 49%
Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 29%
Mon7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 35%
Tue8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 36%
Wed7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 35%