Mexico Beach Report
Week of November 2, 2026 · See this week's report
Mazatlán tops with (A) days, 87°F water and 1% rain
Head to Mazatlán (A) and Los Cabos (A-) for the calmest beach days. Avoid Riviera Maya (C) with very high seaweed and Cancún & Isla Mujeres (B) with high seaweed and 71% rain chance.
Mazatlán (A) has water 87°F and rain chance 1%, with Tuesday (A) among the best hotel days. Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast (A-) has water 83°F and rain chance 57%, with Thursday (A+) and Friday (A) among the best hotel days. Los Cabos (A-) has water 88°F and rain chance 12%, with Friday (A) among the best hotel days.
Riviera Maya (C) has very high seaweed with water 85°F and rain chance 51%. Cancún & Isla Mujeres (B) and Cozumel (B) both have high seaweed, with rain chance 71% and 64%, and 187 of 534 beaches have high or very high sargassum today. Costa Maya & Bacalar (C+) also has high seaweed with water 85°F and rain chance 67%.
No active tropical storm is within 400 miles of these beaches. Mazatlán moved from (C+) to (A) since Oct 26, with Los Cabos from (C+) to (A-) and Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit from (B-) to (A-). For December, Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo (A) and Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit (A) are the steady outlook picks, so favor Pacific days with low rain chance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazatlán | A | +24 | Holiday Inn Resort Mazatlan | Rare | 87°F | 1% | |
| Los Cabos | A- | +21 | Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas | Rare | 88°F | 12% | |
| Veracruz & Tamaulipas | A- | +2 | Boca del Río Resorts | Low | 83°F | 37% | |
| Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast | A- | same | Hotel Las Dunas | Rare | 83°F | 57% | |
| Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit | A- | +17 | Hotel Distrito 88 | Rare | 88°F | 23% | |
| Huatulco & Oaxaca Coast | A- | -2 | Hotel Bigu | Rare | 86°F | 60% | |
| Acapulco | B+ | -7 | Hotel Amares Acapulco | Rare | 87°F | 53% | |
| Manzanillo & Costalegre | B+ | +9 | Hotel Las Brisas De Melaque Sa De Cv | Rare | 86°F | 70% | |
| Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo | B+ | -5 | Qualton Club Ixtapa | Rare | 87°F | 69% | |
| Cozumel | B | same | Iberostar Cozumel | High | 85°F | 64% | |
| Cancún & Isla Mujeres | B | -1 | Hotel Marcianito | High | 84°F | 71% | |
| Costa Maya & Bacalar | C+ | -4 | Belizima Eco Resort | High | 85°F | 67% | |
| Riviera Maya | C | -3 | Marina El Cid Resort | Very high | 85°F | 51% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Las Dunas | Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast | A | Thursday Nov 5 (A+) | Very low | 83°F |
| Hotel Costa Club | Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast | A | Friday Nov 6 (A) | Very low | 83°F |
| Holiday Inn Resort Mazatlan | Mazatlán | A | Tuesday Nov 3 (A) | Very low | 87°F |
| Zona Dorada Inn | Mazatlán | A | Tuesday Nov 3 (A) | Very low | 87°F |
| Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas | Los Cabos | A- | Friday Nov 6 (A) | Very low | 88°F |
| Hotel Bigu | Huatulco & Oaxaca Coast | A- | Monday Nov 2 (A) | Very low | 86°F |
| Hotel Marcianito | Cancún & Isla Mujeres | A- | Wednesday Nov 4 (A) | Low | 84°F |
| The Westin Resort & Spa Los Cabos | Los Cabos | A- | Thursday Nov 5 (A) | Very low | 87°F |
| Hotel Villa Rolandi | Cancún & Isla Mujeres | A- | Tuesday Nov 3 (A) | Low | 84°F |
| Samora Luxury Resort | Huatulco & Oaxaca Coast | A- | Monday Nov 2 (A) | Very low | 86°F |
| Boca del Río Resorts | Veracruz & Tamaulipas | A- | Tuesday Nov 3 (A) | Low | 83°F |
| Hotel Mocambo | Veracruz & Tamaulipas | A- | Tuesday Nov 3 (A) | Low | 83°F |
Looking ahead: December
What a typical December looks like at each destination, from climate normals, holiday crowds and Veabird's typical seaweed season.
| Destination | Typical December | Seaweed |
|---|---|---|
| Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo | A | Rare |
| Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit | A | Rare |
| Acapulco | A | Rare |
| Mazatlán | A | Rare |
| Huatulco & Oaxaca Coast | A- | Rare |
| Los Cabos | A- | Rare |
| Yucatán & Campeche Gulf Coast | A- | Rare |
| Manzanillo & Costalegre | A- | Rare |
| Veracruz & Tamaulipas | A- | Very low |
| Cancún & Isla Mujeres | B | Very low |
| Cozumel | B | Very low |
| Costa Maya & Bacalar | 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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