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Playa de las Chapas

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Playa de las Chapas 1 photo

  • Playa de las Chapas, Marbella

    Playa de las Chapas, Marbella. Michael Vadon, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:32 pm
Now
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
8.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C66°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:32 pm
Today
6.1GoodNow64
6.3Good10 am63
6.9Good11 am43
6.6Good12 pm32
6.7Good1 pm42
8.5Excellent2 pm42
7.2Great3 pm53
6.9Good4 pm64
6.9Good5 pm106
7.0Great6 pm117
6.9Good7 pm85
Sat
8.8Excellent9 am95
9.0Excellent10 am85
8.6Excellent11 am85
8.9Excellent12 pm117
8.5Excellent1 pm138
8.7Excellent2 pm148
9.2Excellent3 pm138
9.1Excellent4 pm138
8.9Excellent5 pm128
9.2Excellent6 pm106
8.9Excellent7 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, -0.2 m. Low at 8 am, -0.7 mHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 8 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.7 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms20 m80 ft away
  • Showers20 m60 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink30 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground260 m860 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
510 m0.3 miLa Víbora
Nearest town
1.4 km0.8 miRícmar (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)

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 las Chapas.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 27%