San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur
Playa San Carlos is it worth it today?
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Not recommended today. Reason today, Wednesday, October 28: SMN weather warning. Otherwise, at Playa San Carlos, the waves are moderate, the wind is moderate and the chance of rain is 53%, but the water is pleasant.
SMN weather warning
30°
Drizzle · low 24°
Not recommended today
The beach day (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) is over: the assessment is for the current hour.
Model estimate, not a measurement · estimated range today: 1.65 m
Model estimate, not a measurement · estimated range today: 1.65 m
We check the bulletins of SEMAR's Tsunami Warning Center and of the NOAA centers for this coast. If there is a warning, follow Civil Protection instructions.
Source: CAT-SEMAR; NOAA NTWC/PTWC
Circulación de VanceCurrent weather warnings from Mexico's National Weather Service whose area reaches this beach.
Source: SMN/CONAGUA, CAP warnings (CC BY 4.0)
Active cyclones near the beach and, for each one, whether the beach is under a watch or warning, inside the forecast cone, or expecting tropical-storm-force winds today.
Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC)
Lightning detected by the GOES satellite in the last few minutes, up to 60 km from the beach. The satellite sees the flash in the cloud and cannot tell whether it reaches the ground. With a storm nearby, get out of the water and take shelter.
Source: GLM (GOES) published by SMN
Only SEMAR's official warning for this coast counts: modeled waves are never presented as a ground swell.
Source: Mexican Navy (SEMAR)
Result of COFEPRIS's latest enterococci testing at this beach's sampling points. It is a dated campaign, not today's condition.
Source: COFEPRIS beach monitoring
High tide around 08:00 and 22:00; low tide around 02:00 and 15:00; estimated range today: 1.65 m; rising now.
Approximate high and low tide times, estimated by an ocean model for this point on the coast. Not a tide-gauge measurement.
Source: SMOC model via Open-Meteo
Calculated for the beach's coordinates, in local time.
Source: astronomical calculation (SunCalc)
AIRE Y SALUD index estimated from model concentrations; not a station measurement.
Source: CAMS model via Open-Meteo; NOM-172-SEMARNAT-2023 bands
Chlorophyll estimated by satellite, an indicator of phytoplankton. It does not indicate algae on the beach today.
Source: Copernicus Marine
Between 24° and 30°; rain most likely around 19:00 (53%); strongest wind around 21:00 (26 km/h).
Today · 19–00 hNow
Tonight
24–25°Drizzle
53%max rain
26 km/hmax wind
1.9 mwaves
Thu 29 · 01–06 h
Overnight
24–25°Partly cloudy
18%max rain
21 km/hmax wind
1.8–1.9 mwaves
Thu 29 · 07–12 h
Morning
24–29°Drizzle
20%max rain
17 km/hmax wind
1.7–1.8 mwaves
Thu 29 · 13–18 h
Afternoon
28–30°Drizzle
49%max rain
18 km/hmax wind
1.5–1.6 mwaves
The arrow shows where the wind is blowing to.
Today's assessment (Wednesday, October 28) is “Not recommended today”. Reason: SMN weather warning. Otherwise, today at Playa San Carlos, the waves are moderate, the wind is moderate and the chance of rain is 53%, but the water is pleasant. Waves estimated by the model, offshore: 1.9 m, period 7 s. Playas Hoy cannot see flags, currents or lifeguards: at the beach, follow the flag and the lifeguard's instructions.
As of today, Wednesday, October 28, there is no official ground swell warning in effect for this coast. Only the official SEMAR warning counts as a ground swell; waves from the model do not.
Today's warnings (Wednesday, October 28): Rain warning (SMN), severe level, in effect until 10/29 05:00.
In the latest COFEPRIS monitoring (Verano 2026, sampled from 06/16/2026 to 06/29/2026), every point at this beach was APTA (suitable). This is the result of a sampling campaign, not today's condition.
The last whale-watching season (humpback whale) in the area ran from December 15, 2025 to April 30, 2026. SEMARNAT publishes the next season's dates in the DOF, usually in October.
Verdict based on the sources on this page. It does not replace the instructions of the authorities at the beach.
Sources: Open-Meteo (model), Copernicus Marine (satellite), Mexican Navy Tsunami Warning Center (CAT-SEMAR), NOAA NTWC/PTWC and NHC. Warnings: Mexico's National Weather Service (SMN/CONAGUA), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Lightning: GLM (GOES) detections published by SMN. Air quality: NOM-172-SEMARNAT-2023 bands applied to CAMS model concentrations (Open-Meteo); not a monitoring station measurement. Tide: SMOC model estimate via Open-Meteo; not a tide gauge measurement. Times are approximate; do not use the curve for navigation. Next 24 hours: model forecast (Open-Meteo). Waves: model, offshore. Water quality: COFEPRIS pre-holiday beach monitoring. Ground swell: Mexican Navy (SEMAR). Whale season: SEMARNAT notice in the Diario Oficial de la Federación; species per NOM-131-SEMARNAT-2010.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service Information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information; https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00278. Licences and credits for each source
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