Anchorage· Cabo San Lucas· Mexico
Cabo San Lucas Anchorage (Médano Beach)
22° 53.1′ N · 109° 53.9′ W · approximate
The free roadstead off Playa El Médano, just north-east of the harbor jetties, with El Arco in view - finish line of the Baja Ha-Ha and the cheapest way to stay in Cabo.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: placed about 400 m off the beach north-east of the harbor entrance (Noonsite gives the entrance as 22 52.88' N 109 54.14' W). A deep submarine canyon runs through the outer bay, so the anchorable sand shelf is narrow (about 2 nm long) and drops off steeply - set in sand and check your swing; cruise ships anchor in the deep middle (The Log). Good shelter in prevailing NW winds but wide open to south swell; leave for a marina or another anchorage when tropical systems threaten (hurricane season May 15-Nov 30). Wakes from pangas, water taxis and party boats make it rolly. A small anchoring fee is charged (Noonsite; the API port authority collects anchoring fees at Cabo San Lucas - verify locally). To land, either take a panga water taxi or run the dinghy through the busy, narrow harbor entrance to the marina dinghy dock. Ferry and water-taxi traffic runs to the beach - keep the lanes clear.
Best for
Free anchoring at the Cabo finish line
Season
Nov-May; untenable in southerly swell
Nearby
- Playa El Médano (Cabo San Lucas)0.3 NM away
- Mango Deck (Médano Beach)0.4 NM away
- Neptune's Finger and Sand Falls (Cabo San Lucas)0.4 NM away
- Pelican Rock (Cabo San Lucas)0.4 NM away
- The Office on Médano Beach0.4 NM away
- Marina del Rey (Cabo San Lucas)0.5 NM away
- Playa del Amor (Lover's Beach, Cabo San Lucas)0.5 NM away
- Ace Hardware (Cabo San Lucas)0.6 NM away