Check the Beach

Playa Chica - Playa La Pesca

Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm
7 am
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.9
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
26°C79°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
42 km/hmph N
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
90%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
5.1Fair7 am53
5.9Good8 am63
5.7Good9 am53
5.7Good10 am42
6.4Good11 am32
6.5Good12 pm75
7.3Great1 pm127
8.4Great2 pm138
8.8Excellent3 pm1710
8.8Excellent4 pm1912
8.9Excellent5 pm2012
Sat
8.8Excellent7 am74
9.0Excellent8 am128
7.5Great9 am1811
7.1Great10 am2012
6.0Good11 am2013
5.6Good12 pm1912
5.4Fair1 pm2213
5.4Fair2 pm2213
5.1Fair3 pm2616
4.5Fair4 pm2616
4.5Fair5 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling 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 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • 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

  • Restrooms260 m850 ft away
  • Showers270 m890 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miLa Pesca (village)
Nearest airport
125 km78 miAeropuerto General Pedro José Méndez (CVM)

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.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 67%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 44%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 43%