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Riviera Maya and Cozumel · Monday 5 October 2026

Go, with care.

Kanai, Riviera Maya tomorrow: light chop, quiet

Small waves; fine for most swimmers. Light chop water, waves about 0.4 m on this beach (our estimate), quiet. 12.5 km from Playa del Carmen.

Sargassum seaweed: likely on this stretch of coast (NOAA satellite risk).

MorningLight chopAfternoonLight chopCrowdQuietWaves hereabout 0.4 mSeaweedLikely

📍 12.5 km from Playa del Carmen · faces south-southeast · map

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Hotels near Kanai, Riviera Maya

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15 km/h from the east-southeast this afternoon; offshore waves 0.4 m every 5 s from the southeast (tomorrow). Kanai, Riviera Maya faces south-southeast, so the wind blows onto the beach and builds waves.

Kanai, Riviera Maya, day by day

DaySeaWaves · windCrowd
TomorrowLight chop≈0.4 m · 15 km/h ESEQuiet
Tue 6 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 11 km/h ESEQuiet
Wed 7 OctLight chop≈0.3 m · 6 km/h SSEQuiet
Thu 8 OctLight chop≈0.6 m · 12 km/h SEQuiet
Fri 9 OctChoppy → Light chop≈0.7 m · 17 km/h SEQuietTry Playa San Juan
Sat 10 OctLight chop≈0.5 m · 15 km/h SEQuiet
Sun 11 OctLight chop≈0.3 m · 13 km/h ESENormal

Sea: morning → afternoon when it changes. Waves are our estimate for this beach from the offshore forecast; wind is the afternoon average. Crowd is our estimate. This week: calm water on 1 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 0. Calmest day: Tuesday 6 October 2026.

About Kanai, Riviera Maya

Kanai, Riviera Maya is a beach about 1.4 km long, 12.5 km from Playa del Carmen (Playa del Carmen and Puerto Morelos). It faces south-southeast: wind from the north-northwest blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the south-southeast roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 9 hotels or apartments within 600 m nearby.

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