Anchorage· Bahías de Huatulco· Mexico
Bahía San Agustín (Huatulco)
15° 41.3′ N · 96° 14.0′ W · approximate
The westernmost of the nine Bays of Huatulco: a 1,500 m curve of beach with boulders at one end, palapa restaurants at the other and a white coral reef a few meters offshore, inside Huatulco National Park.
Practical
Approximate: placed off the beach between the OSM outlines of Playa Coyote (15.6843, -96.2478) and Playa Cacalutilla (15.6913, -96.2310). Practical Sailor (2025) does not recommend it: busy, with a poor anchorage. Most cruisers visit by dinghy or kayak from neighboring Jicaral Cove. Clear water and good snorkeling (Roads Less Traveled, 2012). National-park rules apply: no fishing or collecting, keep anchors off coral. Tourism here is heavy (Spanish Wikipedia names San Agustín and Maguey as the park's busiest bays).
Best for
Snorkeling and beach palapas by dinghy
Nearby
- Isla San Agustín East Reef0.1 NM away
- Isla La Blanca Dive Site (San Agustín)0.7 NM away
- Riscalillo Anchorage (Huatulco)0.7 NM away
- Jicaral Cove (Osprey Cove), Huatulco1.2 NM away
- Bahía Chachacual Anchorage (Huatulco)2.3 NM away
- La India Cove (Chachacual)2.4 NM away
- Huatulco National Park2.7 NM away
- Isla Cacaluta 'La Jeringa' Dive Site4.5 NM away