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Cala Arena

Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Cala Arena 1 photo

  • Photo of Cala Arena in Natural Park 'Cabo de Gata', Almería SPAIN

    Photo of Cala Arena in Natural Park 'Cabo de Gata', Almería SPAIN. Bo2s, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:21 pm
Now
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
9.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
7 pm
7.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:21 pm
Today
6.4GoodNow53
6.4Good10 am53
6.9Good11 am42
6.8Good12 pm21
7.3Great1 pm42
7.1Great2 pm85
7.0Great3 pm95
6.9Good4 pm85
7.5Great5 pm64
9.1Excellent6 pm74
7.0Great7 pm32
Sat
8.6Excellent9 am85
9.2Excellent10 am85
9.3Excellent11 am127
9.2Excellent12 pm149
9.1Excellent1 pm159
8.9Excellent2 pm159
6.7Good3 pm159
9.3Excellent4 pm127
8.1Great5 pm85
8.8Excellent6 pm74
8.7Excellent7 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 m. Low at 8 am, -0.6 mHigh 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.6 m2 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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
8.5 km5.3 miCabo de Gata (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miAeropuerto de Almería - Antonio de Torres (LEI)

Nearby places

  • El FaroFood and drink
    850 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%