Maya ruins at Tulum 2023 - beach — Mayans. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tulum

Tulum is a town in Quintana Roo, Mexico. From Tulum you can reach 1 surf spot, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Tulum, a kite and windsurf spot 3.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 454 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is TQO, 21 km away.

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Staying in Tulum

454 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TQO, 21 km, CZM, 65 km, CUN, 111 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Tulum.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Mayans3.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mayans, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tulum, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Tulum

Tulum 3.4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Tulum

Tulum 3.4 km · stays here

Dive near Tulum

Cenote Dos Pisos 8.6 km · stays here

Places to eat near Tulum

Bonita Tulum's Burger BarBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
ConAmor La TiendaVegetarian · 0.1 km from the centre
El CapitanMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
La Hoja VerdeVegetarian · 0.1 km from the centre
Laylo Tulum Vegan LoungeVegetarian · 0.1 km from the centre
Perro No Come Perro TaquitosVeganosMexican · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Tulum, Mexico