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Riviera Maya and Cozumel · Monday 5 October 2026

Go, with care.

Playa San Juan 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 (2 cruise ships in Cozumel (≈5,500 guests ashore at the peak)). 5.7 km from San Miguel de Cozumel.

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

MorningCalmAfternoonCalmCrowdNormalWaves hereunder 0.3 mSeaweedLikely

📍 5.7 km from San Miguel de Cozumel · faces northwest · map

Tours near Playa San Juan

3 Reefs Boat Tour with Drinks and Snorkeling

★ 4.4 (1,486) · 4 hours
meets in San Miguel de Cozumel (≈24 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from $53 per person
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Jungle ATV Tour, Ziplining, and Cenote Swim

★ 4.2 (1,204) · 6 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $39 per person
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Round-Trip Ferry Ticket to/from Cozumel

★ 4.4 (908) · 35 minutes
meets in Playa del Carmen (≈36 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from $38 per person
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Starfish, Stingrays & Turtle Bay Snorkeling

★ 4.4 (692) · 4 hours
meets in San Miguel de Cozumel (≈24 min by taxi) · Free cancellation
from $53 per person
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Riviera Maya Buggy Tour with Cenote Swim

★ 4.8 (555) · 3 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation
from $105 per person
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Best of Holbox Tour with Lunch

★ 4.4 (383) · 13 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation · Meal included
from $98 per person
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Tulum, Cenote, & Akumal Turtle Swim Trip

★ 4.6 (315) · 8 - 10 hours
pickup included · Free cancellation · Meal included
from $84 per person
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VIP Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkeling 3 Reefs Tour

★ 4.6 (224) · 2 hours
meets in Cozumel · Free cancellation
from $35 per person
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Hotels near Playa San Juan

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16 km/h from the east-southeast this afternoon; offshore waves 0.4 m every 5 s from the southeast (tomorrow). Playa San Juan faces northwest, so the wind blows from the land out to sea and keeps the water flat.

Playa San Juan, day by day

DaySeaWaves · windCrowd
TomorrowCalmunder 0.3 m · 16 km/h ESENormal
Tue 6 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 14 km/h ESEBusy
Wed 7 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 13 km/h EBusy
Thu 8 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 17 km/h SEBusy
Fri 9 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 24 km/h SENormal
Sat 10 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 21 km/h SENormal
Sun 11 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 15 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 7 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 3. Best day: Monday 5 October 2026.

About Playa San Juan

Playa San Juan is a beach about 2.1 km long, 5.7 km from San Miguel de Cozumel. It faces northwest: wind from the southeast blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the northwest roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 3 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 5 hotels or apartments within 600 m and a beach club nearby.

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