Is Médano Beach swimmable?
Yes. Médano faces the inside of the bay, sheltered by the Land's End peninsula, so the water is usually flat or has a gentle shore break. Visit Los Cabos calls it the top swimmable beach in Cabo San Lucas, and it's where we swim most days. Resort sections post lifeguards and rope off swim areas so boats and jet skis stay out.
It isn't calm every day. Big summer and fall swells and tropical storms reach into the bay: on August 25, 2025, the beach was closed with a black flag during Tropical Storm Juliette. Check the flag at the lifeguard tower, and swim inside the ropes.
After heavy rain, the state health agency (COEPRIS) sometimes advises staying out of the sea until test results come back; it did so for several Los Cabos beaches, including this one, in early September 2026. Give it a couple of days after a storm.
Which part of Médano to pick
Médano is long enough to feel like several beaches. The marina end, where Hacienda Beach Club is, is the calmest for families and closest to the water taxi pickups. The middle stretch around Mango Deck and The Office is the party section, with music, vendors and the most boat traffic. The eastern end past the big resorts gets quieter again.
Blue Flag certification here is awarded section by section, to the stretch in front of specific resorts. The 2023 to 2024 list included about ten Médano sections; the municipality kept 25 Blue Flag beaches overall at the December 2025 review, but hasn't published which Médano sections are in the current cycle.
Things to do on Médano
Paddleboards, kayaks, parasailing and jet skis are all rented on the sand; see Médano Beach water sports. Water taxis and glass-bottom boats run from here across to Lover's Beach and El Arco. For lunch, The Office is the classic feet-in-the-sand spot, and our own Médano Beach guide covers the beach clubs in more detail.
Getting to Médano Beach from Villa 1
Walk down from the villa: Hacienda Beach Club sits at the marina end of Médano. If you're staying elsewhere, the public accesses are along the hotel zone off Paseo del Pescador and Camino Viejo a San José; taxis drop off at the beach clubs.
What to bring
- Reef-safe sunscreen
- Cash in pesos or dollars for water taxis and rentals
- Water shoes are optional; the sand is soft
