El Zapillo

Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 1 pm, sunset 7:22 pm

9 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

11 am
8.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

12 pm
9.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

4 pm
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

6 pm
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

7 pm
6.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 18°C64°F
Water: 23°C73°F
Wind: 32 km/hmph NNW
Gusts: 43 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 7:22 pm

Today

6.1Good9 am64

6.3Good10 am64

8.3Great11 am21

9.0Excellent12 pm32

6.7Good1 pm74

6.7Good2 pm74

6.9Good3 pm85

6.7Good4 pm74

6.7Good5 pm64

6.7Good6 pm32

6.8Good7 pm21

Sat

8.2Great9 am96

8.7Excellent10 am85

9.4Excellent11 am64

9.6Excellent12 pm21

9.8Excellent1 pm74

9.1Excellent2 pm95

9.3Excellent3 pm128

9.3Excellent4 pm127

9.6Excellent5 pm117

8.8Excellent6 pm117

7.1Great7 pm85

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
High 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
High 2 am, -0.3 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

LifeguardStation 30 m100 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
Restrooms150 m480 ft away
Showers40 m130 ft away
Drinking water30 m90 ft away
Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink93 within 1 km0.6 mi
Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 80 m270 ft
Nearest town: 2.3 km1.4 miAlmería (city)
Nearest airport: 7 km4 miAeropuerto de Almería - Antonio de Torres (LEI)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa de la Térmica0.5 km0.3 mi south-east away
8.7 Excellent later
Playa de San Miguel0.7 km0.4 mi north-west away
8.7 Excellent later
Nueva Almería1.2 km0.8 mi south-east away
8.7 Excellent later
Playa del Bobar3.0 km1.8 mi east away
8.7 Excellent later
Las Olas3.6 km2.2 mi west away
8.7 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
Thu8.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%