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Riviera Maya and Cozumel · Monday 5 October 2026

Go, with care.

Playa Ancha tomorrow: calm, normal crowd

Flat or nearly flat water. Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, waves under 0.3 m on this beach (our estimate), normal. 9.3 km from Cancún.

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

MorningCalmAfternoonCalmCrowdNormalWaves hereunder 0.3 mSeaweedLikely

📍 9.3 km from Cancún · faces north-northwest · map

Tours near Playa Ancha

Chichen Itza, Cenote & Valladolid Tour with Lunch

★ 4.6 (8,592) · 12 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation · Meal included
from $57 per person
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Round-Trip Ferry Ticket to/from Isla Mujeres

★ 4.5 (966) ·
meets in Cancún (≈19 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from $35 per person
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Chichen Itza, Valladolid, Cenote & Buffet

★ 4.5 (959) · 12 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation · Meal included
from $93 per person
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One-Way or Roundtrip Private Transfer

★ 4.6 (920) · 25 minutes - 2.5 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $21 per person
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ATV, Zipline, & Cenote Combo Tour

★ 4.1 (867) · 4 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $39 per person
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Tulum Ruins, Cenote Mariposa & Playa del Carmen

★ 4.6 (453) · 10 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation · Meal included
from $34 per person
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National Reef Park Snorkeling & Beach Lunch

★ 4.5 (379) · 4 - 6 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $29 per person
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Catamaran Tour with Open Bar, Snorkeling and Lunch

★ 4.2 (370) · 8 - 10 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $56 per person
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Hotels near Playa Ancha

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15 km/h from the east-southeast this afternoon; offshore waves 0.6 m every 6 s from the east-southeast (tomorrow). Playa Ancha faces north-northwest, so the wind blows from the land out to sea and keeps the water flat.

Playa Ancha, day by day

DaySeaWaves · windCrowd
TomorrowCalmunder 0.3 m · 15 km/h ESENormal
Tue 6 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 14 km/h SENormal
Wed 7 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 12 km/h SENormal
Thu 8 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 15 km/h SSENormal
Fri 9 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 21 km/h SENormal
Sat 10 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 17 km/h SENormal
Sun 11 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 12 km/h SEBusy

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 7 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 3. Best day: Monday 5 October 2026.

About Playa Ancha

Playa Ancha is a beach about 540 m long, 9.3 km from Cancún (Cancún and Isla Mujeres). It faces north-northwest: wind from the south-southeast blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the north-northwest roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 7 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 16 hotels or apartments within 600 m and parking nearby.

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