La Alcaidesa beach
Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 2 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:35 pm6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
6.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 2 pm to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 19°C65°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 1811 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:35 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 8 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
- High 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
- Low 8 am, -0.8 m3 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.
About La Alcaidesa beach
La Alcaidesa beach is located in La Línea de la Concepción, Province of Cádiz, Spain. It has an area of 140,156 square meters and is 2,112 meters long. The nearest airport is Royal Air Force Gibraltar, located 10 kilometers away, and the closest bus stop is 492 meters from the beach.
Playa de La Alcaidesa is a beach in the municipalities of La Línea de la Concepción and San Roque, in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It is a blue flag beach with calm waters, unspoilt vegetation, and relatively low-medium occupancy. The beach is accessed from the nearby coastal town of La Alcaidesa. It has a length of about 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) and average width of about 60 metres (200 ft).
To the south lies La Playa de La Hacienda in the direction of Santa Margarita and La Línea. To the north lies Punta Mala and the lighthouse El Faro de Carbonera, also known as El Torre de Punta Mala. Playa de La Alcaidesa stretches along the Mediterranean coast offering views of the Rock of Gibraltar and Morocco. The beach has few amenities, however, in high season facilities include toilets, showers, lifeguard tower, daily waste collection, and a wooden accessibility ramp for wheelchair users.
Source: Playa de La Alcaidesa on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms350 m0.2 mi away
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
- Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi
- Playground380 m0.2 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 490 m0.3 miAv. Mediterráneo - Los Tilos
- Nearest town
- 4.3 km2.7 miSanta Margarita (village)
- Nearest airport
- 10 km6 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)
Nearby places
- AzulFood and drink460 m0.3 mi
- DBlanco Beach ClubFood and drink540 m0.3 mi
- BioPizzaFood and drink600 m0.4 mi
- DragonflyFood and drink610 m0.4 mi
- The YardSpanish640 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa de Torrenueva3.7 km2.3 mi south away9.1 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa de La Atunara3.9 km2.4 mi south away9.1 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa de Sobrevela5.6 km3.5 mi south away9.2 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa Sotogrande6.3 km3.9 mi north-east away9.2 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa de Levante7.9 km4.9 mi south away9.2 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
- Thu7.1 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 16%