Playa Chica, Tarifa
Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 7:36 pm5.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 1 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 21°C69°F
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 128 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 7:36 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 2 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
- Low 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
- High 2 am, 0.1 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
- Restrooms40 m120 ft away
- Showers30 m100 ft away
- Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- Parking21 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink158 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 270 m890 ft
- Nearest town
- 520 m0.3 miTarifa (town)
- Nearest airport
- 28 km17 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Isla de Las Palomas0.4 km0.3 mi south-west away8.0 Great later
- Playa de Los Lances3.1 km1.9 mi north-west away8.0 Great later
- Valdevaqueros10.0 km6.2 mi north-west away8.0 Great later
- Punta Paloma10 km6.4 mi north-west away8.0 Great later
- Playa Paloma Baja12 km7.6 mi north-west away8.1 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 4%
- Thu6.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 4%