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Playa de Cortijo Blanco

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Playa de Cortijo Blanco 1 photo

  • Playa de Cortijo Blanco

    Playa de Cortijo Blanco. Karan Jain from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:33 pm
9 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
6.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.8
3 km/h2 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
18°C65°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
64 km/hmph N
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:33 pm
Today
6.1Good9 am64
6.3Good10 am42
7.2Great11 am21
6.6Good12 pm64
8.1Great1 pm74
9.5Excellent2 pm95
6.9Good3 pm96
6.9Good4 pm95
7.1Great5 pm74
6.8Good6 pm53
6.8Good7 pm32
Sat
8.7Excellent9 am74
8.9Excellent10 am43
9.3Excellent11 am32
9.5Excellent12 pm96
9.6Excellent1 pm127
9.5Excellent2 pm149
9.3Excellent3 pm159
9.1Excellent4 pm159
9.1Excellent5 pm128
9.3Excellent6 pm117
8.7Excellent7 pm63
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.7 m. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, -0.2 mLow 7 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 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

  • Restrooms90 m280 ft away
  • Showers110 m370 ft away
  • Drinking water90 m290 ft away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m170 ft
  • Playground420 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
880 m0.5 miLas Anclas
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miSan Pedro Alcántara (town)
Nearest airport
49 km30 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)

Nearby places

  • Hawai-KaiFood and drink
    50 m170 ft
  • AlabarderoRegional
    150 m480 ft
  • Nuevo ReinoFood and drink
    250 m820 ft
  • Kala KaluaMediterranean
    350 m0.2 mi
  • Bel MareItalian
    440 m0.3 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 de Cortijo Blanco.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 8 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%