Tamaulipas beaches: which one is worth it today?
5 beaches in 4 towns in Tamaulipas. Each one has its own verdict for today, built from its own data: pick one to see it.
Today in Tamaulipas
Working out each beach's verdict…
Barra del Tordo 1 beach
Ciudad Madero 1 beach
La Pesca 2 beaches
Matamoros 1 beach
Water quality: latest COFEPRIS test (Verano 2026, sampled 06/15/2026 to 06/25/2026). It is the result of a campaign, not today's condition. COFEPRIS
About the coast of Tamaulipas
By Equipe editorial GTM Labs · Updated
Tamaulipas borders the Gulf of Mexico to the east, and much of its northern coast is taken up by the Laguna Madre, a shallow, hypersaline body of water separated from the sea by sandbars and islets. The lagoon stretches between the Río Bravo delta and the Soto la Marina River, in the municipalities of Matamoros, San Fernando and Soto la Marina. In 2005 the lagoon and the delta were declared the Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo. In the north, Playa Bagdad, in the municipality of Matamoros, lies a few kilometers from the mouth of the Río Bravo.
La Pesca, in Soto la Marina, sits at the mouth of its namesake river, beside the Laguna Madre, and is a fishing spot on the river, the lagoon and the open sea. Barra del Tordo, beside the Carrizal River, combines beach, mangroves and low forest. The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (tortuga lora), endemic to the Gulf of Mexico, nests almost only in Mexico, on Tamaulipas beaches like Rancho Nuevo, Barra del Tordo, Miramar and La Pesca; the Santuario Playa Rancho Nuevo is its main nesting area in the world. In the southeast, Playa Miramar lies in Ciudad Madero, within the Tampico metropolitan area.
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Frequently asked questions about beaches in Tamaulipas
Which beaches in Tamaulipas does Playas Hoy follow?
Playas Hoy follows 5 beaches in Tamaulipas: Playa Barra del Tordo, Playa Miramar, Playa La Pesca I, Playa La Pesca II, and Playa Bagdad.
How do I know if I can swim today at the beaches in Tamaulipas?
Each beach has its own assessment for today, built from the data for its location, each with its source: the weather for the current hour (sky, rain, wind and temperature), modelled waves, SMN warnings, NHC cyclones, satellite lightning detection, tsunami alerts, and the latest COFEPRIS monitoring. Pick a beach from the list to see it. Playas Hoy cannot see flags, currents or lifeguards: at the beach, follow the flag and the lifeguard's instructions.
What did the latest COFEPRIS monitoring say about the beaches in Tamaulipas?
In the latest COFEPRIS monitoring (Verano 2026, sampled from 06/15/2026 to 06/25/2026), every point at the 5 beaches sampled was APTA (suitable). This is the result of a sampling campaign, not today's condition.