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Cala Arena

Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Cala Arena 2 photos

  • Olas rompiendo en Cala Sorbas en Mesa de Roldán, Nijar.

    Olas rompiendo en Cala Sorbas en Mesa de Roldán, Nijar.. Ignacio Iglesias, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Cala Sorbas en la Mesa de Roldan, Nijar

    Cala Sorbas en la Mesa de Roldan, Nijar. Ignacio Iglesias, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:20 pm
9 am
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
25°C78°F
Wind
64 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:20 pm
Today
6.0Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am53
6.4Good11 am32
6.8Good12 pm32
7.8Great1 pm64
7.8Great2 pm74
7.0Great3 pm85
7.0Great4 pm85
8.2Great5 pm96
8.0Great6 pm74
7.5Great7 pm42
Sat
7.9Great9 am74
8.3Great10 am64
9.1Excellent11 am85
9.2Excellent12 pm127
9.3Excellent1 pm138
7.6Great2 pm159
6.7Good3 pm149
7.0Great4 pm117
8.4Great5 pm96
8.6Excellent6 pm106
8.6Excellent7 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 mHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
7.1 km4.4 miCarboneras (village)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miAeropuerto de Almería - Antonio de Torres (LEI)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Cala Arena.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 4%