Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen is an ESE-facing beach break in Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It picks up swell from NE and ENE to E, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 86% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the WNW: light winds or WNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while ESE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

ESE (119°)

Best swell

E (79°–93°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WSW to NNW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NE (35° to 52.5°); ENE to E (78.5° to 93°)

Offshore wind

WNW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

Yucatan Basin - 120 NM ESE of Cozumel, MX · 236 km away

Cams

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