Playa Cantamar
La Paz · Mexico
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Playa Cantamar is a W-facing sand beach on the Mexico shoreline — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Playa Cantamar
Updated 03:28 spot time
Playa Cantamar surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.2 m–0.3 m knee to waist high, 0.1 m E swell at 3.1 s. Wind up to 18 km/h SE. Water 32°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — fair (2/5) with 8 km/h SSW wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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