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Cala de La Garrofa

Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Cala de La Garrofa 3 photos

  • Vistas del camping y la cala de La garrofa, desde la torre homónima. También se aprecia la Autovía A-7, el viaducto de La Garrofa y al fondo Aguadulce y los bloques de la Urbanización Espejo del Mar

    Vistas del camping y la cala de La garrofa, desde la torre homónima. También se aprecia la Autovía A-7, el viaducto de La Garrofa y al fondo Aguadulce y los bloques de la Urbanización Espejo del Mar. Eduardo Milla, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Casas que conforman el núcleo de La Garrofa

    Casas que conforman el núcleo de La Garrofa. Urci dream, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Cruz de la Garrofa

    Cruz de la Garrofa. Schumi4ever, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 1 pm, sunset 7:23 pm
Now
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
9.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C67°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:23 pm
Today
6.3GoodNow53
6.4Good10 am32
6.8Good11 am42
9.4Excellent12 pm53
7.2Great1 pm74
7.0Great2 pm64
6.9Good3 pm64
6.9Good4 pm64
6.9Good5 pm63
6.8Good6 pm42
6.7Good7 pm32
Sat
9.0Excellent9 am95
9.4Excellent10 am53
9.7Excellent11 am42
9.8Excellent12 pm85
9.4Excellent1 pm96
9.9Excellent2 pm106
6.9Good3 pm117
9.5Excellent4 pm128
8.0Great5 pm117
8.8Excellent6 pm127
9.2Excellent7 pm95
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 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 m. Low at 8 am, -0.6 mHigh 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftLow 8 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.3 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

  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m360 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
190 m610 ftCamping La Garrofa
Nearest town
5.1 km3.1 miAlmería (city)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeropuerto de Almería - Antonio de Torres (LEI)

Nearby places

  • Bello RincónFood and drink
    390 m0.2 mi
  • La GrutaFood and drink
    400 m0.3 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%