Check the Beach

Playa El Atero

Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:41 pm
7 am
9.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:41 pm
Today
7.0Great7 am42
9.9Excellent8 am32
9.6Excellent9 am42
9.2Excellent10 am106
8.0Great11 am159
6.3Good12 pm1811
6.3Good1 pm1912
6.9Good2 pm1912
6.8Good3 pm2314
6.4Good4 pm2214
8.7Excellent5 pm2415
Fri
9.8Excellent7 am74
9.8Excellent8 am96
9.8Excellent9 am117
9.7Excellent10 am138
9.3Excellent11 am1711
9.0Excellent12 pm2113
8.8Excellent1 pm2213
8.5Excellent2 pm2515
8.5Excellent3 pm2516
8.5Excellent4 pm2516
8.8Excellent5 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, 0.4 m. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.3 m. High at 7 pm, 1.0 mLow 12 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 12 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.0 m3 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miEl Hecho (village)
Nearest airport
69 km43 miAeropuerto Intl. del Valle de Fuerte / Los Mochis (LMM)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 5%
  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 12%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%