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El Gato Beach

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

El Gato Beach 1 photo

  • Torremolinos beach, Bajondillo area, November 2013. Sunny winter afternoon, across from El Gato Lounge restaurant

    Torremolinos beach, Bajondillo area, November 2013. Sunny winter afternoon, across from El Gato Lounge restaurant. Jeff7xs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:31 pm
9 am
6.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
Now
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:31 pm
Today
6.2Good9 am128
6.5Good10 am138
6.4Good11 am159
6.3GoodNow1811
6.3Good1 pm1912
6.4Good2 pm2113
6.4Good3 pm2213
6.9Good4 pm2113
6.9Good5 pm2113
6.8Good6 pm2113
6.4Good7 pm1912
Sat
7.3Great9 am85
8.6Excellent10 am85
8.9Excellent11 am74
8.9Excellent12 pm53
9.1Excellent1 pm42
9.2Excellent2 pm95
9.3Excellent3 pm106
9.1Excellent4 pm106
8.8Excellent5 pm85
8.7Excellent6 pm85
8.4Great7 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, -0.2 m. Low at 8 am, -0.7 mHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 8 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am12 pm
  • High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.7 m2 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 380 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers300 m990 ft away
  • Drinking water30 m90 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m650 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink269 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
310 m0.2 miCasablanca
Nearest town
700 m0.4 miTorremolinos (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)

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

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