Check the Beach

Playa Lechuguillas

Vega de Alatorre, Veracruz, Mexico

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm
7 am
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
106 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
7.0Great7 am106
6.8Good8 am96
6.3Good9 am117
6.0Good10 am106
5.7Good11 am117
5.6Good12 pm1610
6.8Good1 pm127
7.8Great2 pm106
8.0Great3 pm117
8.9Excellent4 pm106
9.6Excellent5 pm85
Sat
6.7Good7 am96
6.9Good8 am85
7.4Great9 am106
7.4Great10 am128
8.2Great11 am117
7.0Great12 pm149
6.5Good1 pm159
6.7Good2 pm159
7.8Great3 pm117
7.4Great4 pm117
6.6Good5 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 5 am, <0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 7 pm, <0.1 m. High at 11 pm, 0.1 mLow 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 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 780 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
4.8 km3 miLas Higueras (village)
Nearest airport
113 km70 miAeropuerto Nacional El Tajín (PAZ)

Nearby places

  • el porroFood and drink
    780 m0.5 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 19%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 79%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 21%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 17%