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Playa San Carlos

Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico

Playa San Carlos 3 photos

  • Perro en playa de San Carlos, Sonora.

    Perro en playa de San Carlos, Sonora.. WendyAvilesR, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Amanecer en la Playa condominios Pilar en la Bahía de San Carlos, municipio de Guaymas en el estado de Sonora. Abril 2025.

    Amanecer en la Playa condominios Pilar en la Bahía de San Carlos, municipio de Guaymas en el estado de Sonora. Abril 2025.. WendyAvilesR, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Amanecer en la Playa condominios Pilar en la Bahía de San Carlos, municipio de Guaymas en el estado de Sonora. Abril 2025.

    Amanecer en la Playa condominios Pilar en la Bahía de San Carlos, municipio de Guaymas en el estado de Sonora. Abril 2025.. WendyAvilesR, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:46 pm
7 am
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
10.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent

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
26°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
9.9Excellent7 am53
9.9Excellent8 am32
9.8Excellent9 am32
9.6Excellent10 am127
8.5Excellent11 am149
9.2Excellent12 pm1912
8.9Excellent1 pm2113
9.1Excellent2 pm2012
8.9Excellent3 pm2013
9.3Excellent4 pm1711
9.6Excellent5 pm1610
Fri
9.5Excellent7 am1811
9.6Excellent8 am1811
9.8Excellent9 am149
10.0Excellent10 am85
9.9Excellent11 am106
8.9Excellent12 pm2616
8.6Excellent1 pm2918
8.6Excellent2 pm2918
8.9Excellent3 pm2516
9.1Excellent4 pm2314
9.3Excellent5 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, 0.6 m. High at 8 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, 0.5 m. High at 9 pm, 0.9 mLow 1 am, 0.6 m2 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m3 ftLow 2 pm, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m3 ft
  • Low 2 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.9 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
400 m0.2 miCondominios Pilar (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miAeropuerto Internacional General José María Yáñez (GYM)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.7 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%