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Playa de Artola

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Playa de Artola 5 photos

  • Marbella Costa Del Sol Beach

    Marbella Costa Del Sol Beach. Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Palm Trees & The Mediterranean Sea at Sunset

    Palm Trees & The Mediterranean Sea at Sunset. Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Palm Trees & The Mediterranean Sea at Sunset

    Palm Trees & The Mediterranean Sea at Sunset. Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Sunrise Vincci Seleccion Estrella del Mar in Marbella, Spain

    Sunrise Vincci Seleccion Estrella del Mar in Marbella, Spain. Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Don Carlos - panoramio - Radu Costel (1)

    Don Carlos - panoramio - Radu Costel (1). Radu Costel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:32 pm
9 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
8.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 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°C66°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
63 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:32 pm
Today
6.1Good9 am64
6.3Good10 am63
6.9Good11 am43
6.6Good12 pm32
6.7Good1 pm42
8.5Excellent2 pm42
7.2Great3 pm53
6.9Good4 pm64
6.9Good5 pm106
7.0Great6 pm117
6.9Good7 pm85
Sat
8.8Excellent9 am95
9.0Excellent10 am85
8.6Excellent11 am85
8.9Excellent12 pm117
8.5Excellent1 pm138
8.7Excellent2 pm148
9.2Excellent3 pm138
9.1Excellent4 pm138
8.9Excellent5 pm128
9.2Excellent6 pm106
8.9Excellent7 pm53
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 mHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.2 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms80 m270 ft away
  • Showers30 m100 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 10 m20 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink36 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground420 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
430 m0.3 miRot. Don Carlos
Nearest town
2.2 km1.3 miRícmar (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 27%