Playa de Getares
Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Today at a glance
Best: 1 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:35 pm5.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6.6
10 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
- 19°C65°F
- Water
- 20°C69°F
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 74 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 6%
- Sunset
- 7:35 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 2 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
- Low 8 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
- High 2 am, -<0.1 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.
About Playa de Getares
Playa de Getares is a beach located in Algeciras, Province of Cádiz, Spain. It is 1240 meters long and has an area of 75845 square meters. The nearest town is Algeciras, located 4156 meters away, and there are 2 food options within 1 kilometer.
Playa de Getares is a beach in the municipality of Algeciras, southeastern Spain. It overlooks the Bay of Gibraltar about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city of Algeciras, between Punta San García and Punta Carnero, where the cliffs begin on the Strait of Gibraltar. It is approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) in length and 40 metres (130 ft) wide on average.
The name comes from a Roman fish salting factory which was located in the old Roman town in the vicinity of Caetaria, and was called Cetares, and then Xetares during the Middle Ages, named in the chronicles of Alfonso XI. The whole beach is surrounded by terraced housing developments and has a promenade with bars and restaurants.
Source: Playa de Getares on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms170 m540 ft away
- Showers90 m310 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m880 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 570 m0.4 miAv. Algetares - Playa
- Nearest town
- 4.2 km2.6 miAlgeciras (city)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)
Nearby places
- Restaurante Casa MarcosFood and drink360 m0.2 mi
- Restaurante CepasFood and drink590 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa de El Chinarral2.1 km1.3 mi north away9.2 Excellent later
- Cala Arenas3.8 km2.3 mi south away8.6 Excellent later
- Playa de Los Ladrillos5.2 km3.2 mi north away9.2 Excellent later
- Playa del Barranco5.7 km3.5 mi north away9.2 Excellent later
- Playa Rinconcillo6.8 km4.3 mi north away9.2 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 8%
- Thu6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 4%