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Punta cerritos

Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

Punta cerritos 5 photos

  • Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Playa norte - panoramio (1)

    Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Playa norte - panoramio (1). Lynx Burgos, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Playa norte - panoramio

    Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Playa norte - panoramio. Lynx Burgos, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Emerald Bay

    Emerald Bay. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Mazatlán - panoramio (2)

    Mazatlán - panoramio (2). eurimaco, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Hotel Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay

    Hotel Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 5:33 pm
7 am
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
8.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
30°C86°F
Water
32°C89°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:33 pm
Today
6.6Good7 am64
8.8Excellent8 am63
7.2Great9 am74
8.0Great10 am96
7.9Great11 am117
7.5Great12 pm128
8.7Excellent1 pm149
8.7Excellent2 pm1610
8.4Great3 pm1610
8.0Great4 pm1912
8.0Great5 pm1811
Sat
8.0Great7 am53
7.7Great8 am53
6.8Good9 am21
6.7Good10 am43
6.4Good11 am96
6.2Good12 pm138
6.4Good1 pm127
6.5Good2 pm159
7.3Great3 pm159
6.7Good4 pm1610
6.0Good5 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 1.3 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 1.2 mHigh 6 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.2 m4 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 6 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.2 m4 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miLas Puertas D' Mazatlán (village)

Nearby places

  • Playa BrujaFood and drink
    340 m0.2 mi
  • MarguaritaFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi
  • La Tamboura (show)Food and drink
    590 m0.4 mi
  • Pepe's FoodFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi
  • La PlazaFood and drink
    680 m0.4 mi

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.

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 19%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 23%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 17%