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La Herradura beach

Granada, Andalusia, Spain

La Herradura beach 1 photo

  • Tomada el 31 de enero de 2007.

    Tomada el 31 de enero de 2007.. Zangarreon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:28 pm
9 am
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
11 am
9.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
6.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:28 pm
Today
6.2Good9 am42
7.5Great10 am21
9.2Excellent11 am32
6.8Good12 pm63
6.8Good1 pm74
6.9Good2 pm85
7.9Great3 pm96
7.4Great4 pm85
7.0Great5 pm85
7.2Great6 pm53
6.8Good7 pm53
Sat
8.7Excellent9 am96
9.1Excellent10 am74
9.6Excellent11 am42
9.8Excellent12 pm64
9.8Excellent1 pm74
9.9Excellent2 pm85
9.3Excellent3 pm85
9.8Excellent4 pm85
9.7Excellent5 pm64
9.6Excellent6 pm53
9.4Excellent7 pm32
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 mHigh 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.3 m<1 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

  • Restrooms470 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers220 m730 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m970 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink33 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m780 ft
  • Playground220 m730 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
280 m910 ftPaseo Andrés Segovia, Windsurf
Nearest town
650 m0.4 miLa Herradura (village)
Nearest airport
67 km42 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)

Nearby places

  • Chiringuito BuenoFood and drink
    240 m780 ft
  • La Barca de JabegaFood and drink
    240 m780 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near La Herradura beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 2%