Playa de la Barrosa
Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Today at a glance
Best: 12 pm to 1 pm, sunset 7:38 pm5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 12 pm to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 17°C63°F
- Water
- 20°C69°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 159 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 7:38 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 2 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 8 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
- High 2 am, 0.6 m2 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 la Barrosa
Playa de la Barrosa is a sandy beach located in La Barrosa village, Andalusia, Spain. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station nearby, and the beach is 7.92 kilometers long. There are 23 food options within 1 kilometer, and the nearest parking is 481 meters away.
Playa de la Barrosa is an 6-kilometre-long (3.7 mi) beach in the municipality of Chiclana de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Spain. It was the site of the Battle of Barrosa in 1811. It is separated from the Playa de Sancti Petri by cliffs. At the north end of the Barrosa beach is a tower called Torre Bermeja. The resort of Novo Sancti Petri lies at the south end of Playa de la Barrosa and contains a defensive tower structure called Torre del Puerco. Several pieces of music have been composed about the beach, including Isaac Albéniz's Torre Bermeja and Paco de Lucía's "La Barrosa".
Source: Playa de la Barrosa on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 200 m660 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink23 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 230 m760 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 570 m0.4 miHotel Royal
- Nearest town
- 3.3 km2 miLa Barrosa (village)
- Nearest airport
- 37 km23 miAeropuerto de la Base Naval de Rota (ROZ)
Nearby places
- Duna Beach ClubFood and drink230 m760 ft
- Serena Beach ClubFood and drink550 m0.3 mi
- Chiringuito Aldiana AndalusienFood and drink670 m0.4 mi
- La TascaFood and drink680 m0.4 mi
- Restaurant Aldiana AndalusienFood and drink700 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Mambo1.6 km1.0 mi south-east away7.5 Great later
- Playa de Roche3.8 km2.3 mi south away7.5 Great later
- Cala Encendida4.3 km2.7 mi south away7.5 Great later
- Playa de Conil4.6 km2.8 mi south away7.5 Great later
- Playa de las Piedras4.8 km3.0 mi north-west away7.5 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
- Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
- Thu6.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 2%