Check the Beach

Playa Carboneras

San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico

No photo of Playa Carboneras yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm
7 am
3.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
8 am
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
9.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
25°C76°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
43%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
7.1Great7 am148
7.4Great8 am127
7.8Great9 am127
7.9Great10 am106
7.9Great11 am85
8.6Excellent12 pm74
8.4Great1 pm95
8.5Excellent2 pm106
7.6Great3 pm106
7.2Great4 pm2012
7.0Great5 pm2214
Fri
3.5Poor7 am96
6.2Good8 am74
6.7Good9 am64
6.9Good10 am85
8.1Great11 am95
9.5Excellent12 pm32
9.7Excellent1 pm85
9.5Excellent2 pm138
9.6Excellent3 pm96
9.4Excellent4 pm159
9.3Excellent5 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 7 pm, <0.1 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, <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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miCarboneras (town)
Nearest airport
129 km80 miAeropuerto Intl. General Servando Canales (MAM)

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.

  • Fri9.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 29%
  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 25%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 33%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 21%