9 Beaches near Zihuatanejo, Mexico: Map & Photos

9 beaches · within 60 km

There are 9 beaches within 60 km of Zihuatanejo in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Playa La Madera, 1 km away; the farthest, La Saladita, is 31 km. They are all listed under Zihuatanejo, 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: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.

The Beaches 9

Playa La Madera · Beach · 1 km from Zihuatanejo · Guerrero
A small certified beach five minutes' walk from downtown Zihuatanejo along a seafront path, named for the colonial timber trade, with gentle waves.
Playa Principal and the Paseo del Pescador · Beach · 1 km from Zihuatanejo · Guerrero
Downtown Zihuatanejo's town beach, where the fishing boats land each morning, with the Paseo del Pescador promenade running between the pier and the museum.
Playa La Ropa · Beach · 2 km from Zihuatanejo · Guerrero
Zihuatanejo Bay's long swimming beach, named for a colonial shipwreck's silks, with gentle waves, beach restaurants and a turtle-release programme.
Playa Las Gatas · Beach · 3 km from Zihuatanejo · Guerrero
Zihuatanejo's snorkelling beach, behind a reef and an old stone breakwater, reached by water taxi from the town pier or a rocky path from La Ropa.
Playa El Palmar · Beach · 6 km from Zihuatanejo · Guerrero
Ixtapa's main beach: a long Blue Flag curve of sand in front of the resort hotels, with parasailing and jet skis and surf that can turn rough.
Playa Larga · Beach · 6 km from Zihuatanejo · Near Zihuatanejo
A long, open beach just south of town near the airport, with seafood enramadas and room to spread out; the surf is strong.
Playa Linda · Beach · 11 km from Zihuatanejo · Guerrero
A long, open beach north of Ixtapa with surf, palm-roofed restaurants, a craft market, crocodile estuaries and the pier for boats to Isla Ixtapa.
Playa Quieta · Beach · 11 km from Zihuatanejo · Guerrero
A calm, 650-metre beach north of Ixtapa facing Isla Ixtapa, set up since 2020 as an inclusive beach with ramps and amphibious chairs.
La Saladita · Beach · 31 km from Zihuatanejo · Near Zihuatanejo
A tiny surf hamlet north of Troncones with a long, gentle left point break loved by longboarders and a few palapa restaurants.