Playa de El Rinconcillo
Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 1 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:35 pm5.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
7.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
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
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 Rinconcillo
Playa de El Rinconcillo is a beach in Andalusia, Spain, located near Playa Rinconcillo, which is 837 meters away. The beach is 415 meters from the nearest bus stop and has free parking available nearby.
Playa de El Rinconcillo is a beach in the Province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, located to the north of the city of Algeciras, near the neighborhood of El Rinconcillo. It looks across to the rock of Gibraltar and La Línea de la Concepción.
It extends from the Puente de Acceso Norte access to the mouth of the Rio Palmones, a total length of 2550 metres and an average width of 40 metres including Rinconcillo beach itself and a small cove called La Concha. The beach has two distinct areas, the first is southern part of the beach, surrounded by the suburb of El Rinconcillo and several bars and restaurants, and is characterized by shallow water, making it ideal for swimming. The second area, which is completely undeveloped, is nearest to the river mouth. It is surrounded by the river marshes and the Palmones dunes. This area is steeper and has deeper water than in the first section of the beach.
Source: Playa de El Rinconcillo on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m830 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 420 m0.3 miCabo Finisterre - Porto Albo
- Nearest town
- 1.6 km1 miPalmones (village)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)
Nearby places
- Chiringuito Tierra y MarRegional250 m830 ft
- Casa BernardoFood and drink460 m0.3 mi
- BotavaraFood and drink480 m0.3 mi
- Los PulposFood and drink780 m0.5 mi
- La EsquinitaFish860 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Rinconcillo0.8 km0.5 mi south-west away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa Guadarranque1.7 km1.0 mi north-east away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa de Palmones1.7 km1.1 mi north-east away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa del Barranco1.9 km1.2 mi south away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa de Los Ladrillos2.4 km1.5 mi south away9.3 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%