Seasonal· Cabo San Lucas· Mexico
Hurricane Season (Baja Pacific and Los Cabos)
22° 53.0′ N · 109° 54.6′ W · approximate
The eastern Pacific hurricane season runs May 15 to November 30, and Los Cabos lies in the path of storms curving north-west from the Gulf of Tehuantepec - Hurricane Odile (Category 4, 2014) did more than US$1 billion in damage at Cabo San Lucas.
Practical
Pin placed at Cabo San Lucas harbor. NOAA: most eastern Pacific storms form between late June and early October with a peak in late August; an average season has 15 named storms. Mariners treat August-October as the danger months; storms have struck from mid-May to late December (Ha-Ha guide). Insurance usually allows boats south of Ensenada only from November 1. Cabo's outer anchorage is wide open to the south. Refuges cited by The Log: Man of War Cove, Puerto San Carlos and Belcher's Point in Mag Bay; Puerto Cortés (Navy pier, call VHF 22); Cedros village harbor (raft against shrimpers); Hassler's Cove at Isla San Martín; Cruiseport Village and Marina Coral in Ensenada. Turtle Bay is not a hurricane hole. Hurricane Hilary hit San Quintín in 2023. From June 1 every Mexican port captain broadcasts tropical-storm bulletins at 8 am on VHF 16 and 22. Many boats haul out (e.g. Marine Group Boat Works dry storage) or Bash north to Ensenada before June.
Best for
Deciding where the boat spends summer
Season
May 15-Nov 30 (peak Aug-Oct)
Nearby
- Marina Cabo San LucasRight here
- Cabo San Lucas Fuel Dock0.1 NM away
- Minerva's Baja Tackle (Cabo San Lucas)0.1 NM away
- Cabo San Lucas Marina Mini-Markets and Bakery0.2 NM away
- Cabo San Lucas Port Captain and Clearance0.2 NM away
- Marina Boardwalk Restaurants (Cabo San Lucas)0.2 NM away
- Marina Cabo San Lucas Boatyard and Chandlery0.2 NM away
- Bisbee's Black & Blue Tournament0.3 NM away