Playa de El Cañuelo, Tarifa

Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:37 pm

Now
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

11 am
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great

12 pm
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

1 pm
9.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

4 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

6 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

7 pm
6.6
9 km/h6 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: 17°C63°F
Water: 21°C69°F
Wind: 32 km/hmph N
Gusts: 117 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 1%
Sunset: 7:37 pm

Today

5.8GoodNow32

6.3Good10 am32

7.1Great11 am42

6.3Good12 pm74

9.2Excellent1 pm117

8.9Excellent2 pm149

6.4Good3 pm1610

6.5Good4 pm159

6.5Good5 pm149

6.6Good6 pm138

6.6Good7 pm96

Sat

7.9Great9 am74

8.0Great10 am64

8.6Excellent11 am53

9.2Excellent12 pm21

9.5Excellent1 pm32

9.7Excellent2 pm32

9.8Excellent3 pm42

9.8Excellent4 pm53

9.7Excellent5 pm85

9.5Excellent6 pm63

9.3Excellent7 pm53

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 1 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
Low 8 pm, -1.3 m4 ft
High 2 am, 0.3 m1 ft
Low 8 am, -1.2 m4 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 6.4 km4 miZahara de los Atunes (village)
Nearest airport: 41 km25 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa del Cañuelo0.1 km0.0 mi south away
9.6 Excellent tomorrow
Playa de los Alemanes1.2 km0.7 mi north-west away
9.6 Excellent tomorrow
Playa del Búnker2.4 km1.5 mi north-west away
9.6 Excellent tomorrow
Bolonia Beach2.8 km1.7 mi east away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow
Playa de Atlanterra4.0 km2.5 mi north-west away
9.6 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa de El Cañuelo, Tarifa.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Tue7.3 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 4%
Thu6.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 4%