Overview
The sand here is coral-derived and stays cool underfoot, and the reef offshore keeps the water shallow and calm for a long way out. Tulum’s beach road has been developed quickly and unevenly over the last decade, with clubs charging for loungers on a shoreline that is public by law; access points remain and are signposted. Sargassum washes up between roughly April and August, in volumes that vary from a fringe to a bank.
Highlights
Walk in from the public access rather than paying a club minimum unless you want the service. Come early: the light is best before nine and the beach fills after eleven. Check a sargassum forecast for the week before you commit to a beach day in summer.