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Playa de la Luz

Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Playa de la Luz 1 photo

  • Strand in Rota mit Blick auf Cádiz

    Strand in Rota mit Blick auf Cádiz. Phi, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 7:38 pm
Now
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
85 km/hmph N
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:38 pm
Today
6.2GoodNow85
6.3Good10 am95
6.7Good11 am106
6.0Good12 pm117
6.1Good1 pm138
6.3Good2 pm138
6.4Good3 pm138
6.5Good4 pm138
6.5Good5 pm138
6.5Good6 pm138
6.4Good7 pm127
Sat
7.9Great9 am138
8.2Great10 am128
8.4Great11 am148
8.9Excellent12 pm106
9.2Excellent1 pm106
9.5Excellent2 pm64
9.7Excellent3 pm21
9.8Excellent4 pm53
9.7Excellent5 pm95
9.4Excellent6 pm117
9.4Excellent7 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.6 m. High at 2 am, 0.7 m. Low at 8 am, -1.6 mHigh 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 8 am, -1.6 m5 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 8 am, -1.6 m5 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

  • Drinking water220 m710 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 220 m710 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
300 m980 ftAv. Diputación - Av. de la Luz
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miRota (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto de la Base Naval de Rota (ROZ)

Nearby places

  • Chiringuito ChrisFood and drink
    220 m710 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa de la Luz.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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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 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%