Playa Hermosa
Veracruz · Mexico
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Playa Hermosa is a E-facing sand beach on the Mexico shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29.6°C (85.3°F) on average
Jan
22.2°C
72°F · 17.8–24.2°C
Feb
21.6°C
70.9°F · 18.9–24°C
Mar
22.8°C
73°F · 18.2–25.6°C
Apr
24.6°C
76.3°F · 22.8–26.5°C
May
26.7°C
80.1°F · 24.2–28.8°C
Jun
28.3°C
82.9°F · 26–29.7°C
Jul
28.9°C
84°F · 27.8–30.1°C
Aug
29.4°C
84.9°F · 28.5–30.5°C
Sep
29.6°C
85.3°F · 28.2–30.9°C
Oct
28.4°C
83.1°F · 26.5–30.5°C
Nov
26°C
78.8°F · 23.3–28.3°C
Dec
23.6°C
74.5°F · 20.7–26°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
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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