Playa de El Chinarral

Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:35 pm

Now
5.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good

11 am
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

12 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

1 pm
9.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
7.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

4 pm
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

6 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

7 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 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°C62°F
Water: 21°C70°F
Wind: 42 km/hmph WNW
Gusts: 74 km/hmph
Waves: 0.1 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 1%
Sunset: 7:35 pm

Today

5.8GoodNow42

6.0Good10 am43

7.6Great11 am64

6.9Good12 pm117

9.0Excellent1 pm159

9.3Excellent2 pm1710

7.3Great3 pm1711

6.7Good4 pm1710

6.7Good5 pm1610

7.4Great6 pm149

6.8Good7 pm117

Sat

8.1Great9 am42

8.1Great10 am32

8.8Excellent11 am11

9.4Excellent12 pm32

9.6Excellent1 pm96

9.6Excellent2 pm138

9.5Excellent3 pm138

9.1Excellent4 pm138

9.6Excellent5 pm117

9.0Excellent6 pm106

8.3Great7 pm75

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
Low 7 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
High 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
Low 8 am, -0.8 m3 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.

About Playa de El Chinarral

From Wikipedia

Playa de El Chinarral is a beach in the municipality of Algeciras, southeastern Spain. It overlooks the Bay of Algeciras and the tip of the rock of Gibraltar. It is approximately 250 metres in length and 40 metres wide on average. It is located between Punta de San Garcia and El Rodeo, south of the city.
The beach has fine sand and calm waters sheltered by a small cove.

Source: Playa de El Chinarral on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Drinking water480 m0.3 mi away
Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 mi
Playground330 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 270 m880 ftAv. Carlos Cano - Av. 28 de Febrero
Nearest town: 2.3 km1.4 miAlgeciras (city)
Nearest airport: 9 km6 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa de Getares2.1 km1.3 mi south away
9.0 Excellent tomorrow
Playa de Los Ladrillos3.3 km2.0 mi north away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow
Playa del Barranco3.7 km2.3 mi north away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow
Playa Rinconcillo4.9 km3.0 mi north away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow
Playa de El Rinconcillo5.5 km3.4 mi north away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.0 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 10%
Thu6.3 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 53%