7 Beaches near Tepic, Mexico: Map & Photos

7 beaches · within 60 km

There are 7 beaches within 60 km of Tepic in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Bahía de Matanchén, 37 km away; the farthest, Playa El Naranjo, is 59 km. They are all listed under San Blas, a Pueblo Mágico that makes a good base.

The dry season, November to April, brings the calmest seas. From June to October expect afternoon storms, and on the Caribbean coast, sargassum in some years.

Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Mar, Apr, May, Dec.

The Beaches 7

Bahía de Matanchén · Beach · 37 km from Tepic · Near San Blas
A wide bay south of San Blas with calm swimming beaches, seafood palapas, and the famous long wave at Las Islitas.
Playa El Borrego · Beach · 40 km from Tepic · Nayarit
San Blas's town beach: almost 3 km of soft sand at the end of Calle Azueta, with seafood palapas, beginner surf and sunsets.
Playa Platanitos · Beach · 40 km from Tepic · Near San Blas
A fishing village beach south of Santa Cruz de Miramar with grilled-fish ramadas, a river-mouth surf break and a sea turtle camp.
Playa de las Tortugas · Beach · 41 km from Tepic · Nayarit
A long, nearly empty turtle-nesting beach just south of Platanitos, with coconut palms, surf, a mangrove estuary and a Conanp turtle camp.
Playa Boca de Chila · Beach · 48 km from Tepic · Nayarit
A long, empty beach of pale sand at the mouth of the Chila river, with mangroves, water birds and a sea-turtle camp, west of Zacualpan.
Playa Las Cuevas · Beach · 54 km from Tepic · Nayarit
A little-visited surf beach about 2.5 km south of Chacala, under the volcanic hill of Cerro de las Cuevas; strong waves and almost no one around.
Playa El Naranjo · Beach · 59 km from Tepic · Nayarit
Long, empty beach north of La Peñita at the far end of Jaltemba Bay, with a sea-turtle camp where you can camp and help release hatchlings.