Mexico Beach Report
Week of October 19, 2026 · See this week's report
Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast leads at (B+) this week
Go to Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast for the best typical beach day at (B+). Avoid Riviera Maya at (C-) with very high seaweed and 78% chance of rain.
Celestún Beach Hotels and López in Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast average (A-) and are best Thursday (A). Playa Miramar Hotels in Veracruz & Tamaulipas averages (A-) and is best Saturday (A-). Belizima Eco Resort in Costa Maya & Bacalar averages (B+) and is best Saturday (A).
Riviera Maya averages (C-) with very high seaweed and 78% chance of rain. Cozumel and Cancún & Isla Mujeres also have high seaweed with rain chances of 74% and 72%. Trudy is a hurricane with winds 81 mph and 165 beaches are within 400 miles of a storm.
The typical November outlook favors Mazatlán (A) and Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit (A), with Los Cabos (A-). Several destinations improved since Oct 12, including Mazatlán from C- to B- and Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast from B- to B+. For planning ahead, the Pacific coast shows the stronger November trend.
Tables from Veabird's forecast data. Text written by AI (Muse Spark) from those numbers and checked against them before publishing.
Mexico this week, destination by destination
The typical beach day over the next 7 days at each destination (median of its resorts), seaweed today, water temperature and rain, with each destination's weekly grade over recent weeks.
| Destination | This week | vs last week | Best beach | Seaweed today | Water | Rain chance | Weekly trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast | B+ | +9 | Celestún Beach Hotels | Rare | 86°F | 57% | |
| Veracruz & Tamaulipas | B | +2 | Playa Miramar Hotels | Low | 83°F | 63% | |
| Acapulco | B | +1 | Villas del Mar | Rare | 86°F | 49% | |
| Huatulco & Oaxaca Coast | B | +4 | Hotel Bigu | Rare | 88°F | 67% | |
| Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo | B | +3 | Krystal Ixtapa | Rare | 86°F | 68% | |
| Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit | B | +9 | Hotel Distrito 88 | Rare | 86°F | 46% | |
| Cozumel | B- | +8 | Presidente InterContinental Cozumel | High | 86°F | 74% | |
| Costa Maya & Bacalar | B- | +15 | Belizima Eco Resort | High | 85°F | 78% | |
| Mazatlán | B- | +17 | Holiday Inn Resort Mazatlan | Rare | 89°F | 24% | |
| Manzanillo & Costalegre | B- | +7 | Hotel Las Brisas De Melaque Sa De Cv | Rare | 86°F | 74% | |
| Los Cabos | B- | -7 | Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas | Rare | 88°F | 48% | |
| Cancún & Isla Mujeres | C+ | +8 | Villas Flamingos | High | 85°F | 72% | |
| Riviera Maya | C- | +11 | Mukan Resort | Very high | 85°F | 78% |
Best beaches this week
Resorts with the best average grade over the next 7 days (at most two per destination), with each one's best day.
| Beach | Destination | 7-day grade | Best day | Seaweed today | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestún Beach Hotels | Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast | A- | Thursday Oct 22 (A) | Very low | 87°F |
| López | Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast | A- | Thursday Oct 22 (A) | Low | 86°F |
| Playa Miramar Hotels | Veracruz & Tamaulipas | A- | Saturday Oct 24 (A-) | Very low | 82°F |
| Belizima Eco Resort | Costa Maya & Bacalar | B+ | Saturday Oct 24 (A) | Very low | 87°F |
| Hotel Bigu | Huatulco & Oaxaca Coast | B+ | Saturday Oct 24 (A-) | Very low | 88°F |
| Almond Tree Resort and Hotel | Costa Maya & Bacalar | B+ | Friday Oct 23 (A) | Low | 87°F |
| Villas del Mar | Acapulco | B+ | Saturday Oct 24 (A-) | Very low | 86°F |
| Hotel Las Brisas De Melaque Sa De Cv | Manzanillo & Costalegre | B+ | Thursday Oct 22 (A-) | Very low | 86°F |
| Hotel Alondra | Manzanillo & Costalegre | B+ | Thursday Oct 22 (A-) | Very low | 86°F |
| Hotel Amares Acapulco | Acapulco | B+ | Sunday Oct 25 (A-) | Very low | 86°F |
| Villas Flamingos | Cancún & Isla Mujeres | B+ | Thursday Oct 22 (A-) | Low | 84°F |
| Hotelito Villas Holbox | Cancún & Isla Mujeres | B+ | Thursday Oct 22 (A-) | Low | 84°F |
Toughest this week
Destinations whose typical day grades below C this week, why, and a better beach nearby where the forecast has one.
| Destination | This week | Why | Try instead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riviera Maya | C- | very high seaweed and 78% chance of rain | Selina Hotel Cancun Lagoon Zona Hotelera |
Storm watch
Active tropical systems within 400 miles of a beach in this report (National Hurricane Center data). Check the NHC before you travel.
| Storm | Type | Winds | Beaches within range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trudy | Hurricane | 81 mph | 165 |
Looking ahead: November
What a typical November looks like at each destination, from climate normals, holiday crowds and Veabird's typical seaweed season.
| Destination | Typical November | Seaweed |
|---|---|---|
| Mazatlán | A | Rare |
| Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit | A | Rare |
| Los Cabos | A- | Rare |
| Manzanillo & Costalegre | A- | Rare |
| Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo | A- | Rare |
| Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast | A- | Rare |
| Acapulco | A- | Rare |
| Huatulco & Oaxaca Coast | A- | Rare |
| Veracruz & Tamaulipas | A- | Very low |
| Costa Maya & Bacalar | B | Very low |
| Cozumel | B | Very low |
| Cancún & Isla Mujeres | B- | Very low |
| Riviera Maya | C | Very low |
About this report
This week's beach grades for Mexico: seaweed on the Caribbean side, waves and rain on the Pacific, the best beaches and days, and storms to watch. It comes out every Monday and covers Cancún, the Riviera Maya, Cozumel, the Yucatán and Mexico's Pacific coast from Los Cabos to Huatulco. Grades run from A+ (best) to F; they weigh the things that make or break a trip, not just the weather.
Sources: Veabird beach model (the data feed, updated every 6 hours); Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; Satellite sargassum data: USF Optical Oceanography Lab (Sargassum Watch System) via NOAA AOML; National Hurricane Center; US State Department travel advisories. Forecasts are estimates, not safety guidance.
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