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Playa Atalaya

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Playa Atalaya 2 photos

  • Guadalmina 2

    Guadalmina 2. Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:33 pm
Now
6.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
8.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
4 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: 1 pm to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NW
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:33 pm
Today
6.1GoodNow42
6.1Good10 am32
6.7Good11 am32
6.6Good12 pm74
8.9Excellent1 pm64
9.6Excellent2 pm85
6.9Good3 pm106
6.9Good4 pm85
7.2Great5 pm64
6.9Good6 pm42
6.8Good7 pm21
Sat
8.4Great9 am74
8.7Excellent10 am53
9.1Excellent11 am21
9.4Excellent12 pm53
9.5Excellent1 pm96
9.4Excellent2 pm138
9.3Excellent3 pm159
9.3Excellent4 pm149
9.4Excellent5 pm128
9.2Excellent6 pm96
8.6Excellent7 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, -0.2 m. Low at 8 am, -0.8 mHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 8 am, -0.8 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.8 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

  • Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m510 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m230 ft
  • Playground140 m460 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
950 m0.6 miIsdabe
Nearest town
2.9 km1.8 miBel-Air (village)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)

Nearby places

  • La Vela AzulFood and drink
    540 m0.3 mi
  • Club de Padel alhambra del golfFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi
  • Atalaya HouseWestern restaurant
    920 m0.6 mi
  • La CapanninaItalian
    1 km0.6 mi

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 Playa Atalaya.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 18%