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Sandy Beach

Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico

Today’s timelapse
Rocky Point › South: Playa Hermosa - Golfo de California

Sandy Beach 2 photos

  • Puerto Peñasco Rocky Point 1

    Puerto Peñasco Rocky Point 1. Nicholas Hartmann, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Puerto Peñasco Rocky Point 2

    Puerto Peñasco Rocky Point 2. Nicholas Hartmann, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today’s timelapse Webcams provided by windy.com · View on Windy

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm
7 am
8.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.0
25 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
27 km/h16 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

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Today’s timelapse
Rocky Point › South: Las Palomas Edificio Cortez (I)

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Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C73°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
8.6Excellent7 am2314
8.4Great8 am2415
8.9Excellent9 am1912
8.5Excellent10 am2314
8.6Excellent11 am2214
8.9Excellent12 pm1912
8.5Excellent1 pm2515
8.3Great2 pm2717
8.9Excellent3 pm2113
9.0Excellent4 pm1912
9.2Excellent5 pm1711
Fri
8.5Excellent7 am1610
9.0Excellent8 am1610
9.3Excellent9 am1811
9.5Excellent10 am1811
9.2Excellent11 am2213
9.0Excellent12 pm2515
8.8Excellent1 pm2716
8.9Excellent2 pm2515
9.1Excellent3 pm2314
9.2Excellent4 pm2214
9.6Excellent5 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 5 am, -1.3 m. High at 12 pm, 2.7 m. Low at 6 pm, -1.7 mLow 5 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 12 pm, 2.7 m9 ftLow 6 pm, -1.7 m6 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 5 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 12 pm, 2.7 m9 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -1.7 m6 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

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m680 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.9 km3 miPuerto Peñasco (city)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miMar de Cortés International Airport (PPE)

Nearby places

  • BanditosMexican
    410 m0.3 mi

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

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat10.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%