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Playa de las Piedras

Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Playa de las Piedras 4 photos

  • Playa de la Barrosa

    Playa de la Barrosa. Consuelo Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • La Barrosa, playa

    La Barrosa, playa. Consuelo Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Puesta de Sol en la Playa de la Barrosa

    Puesta de Sol en la Playa de la Barrosa. Consuelo Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Echium gaditanun jj

    Echium gaditanun jj. Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 1 pm, sunset 7:38 pm
9 am
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7 pm
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
18°C64°F
Water
20°C69°F
Wind
85 km/hmph N
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:38 pm
Today
5.5Good9 am53
6.2Good10 am53
5.8Good11 am96
7.5Great12 pm96
6.2Good1 pm106
6.3Good2 pm127
6.4Good3 pm138
6.5Good4 pm149
6.4Good5 pm149
6.4Good6 pm149
6.4Good7 pm138
Sat
7.8Great9 am64
8.0Great10 am53
8.4Great11 am64
8.9Excellent12 pm21
9.3Excellent1 pm00
9.5Excellent2 pm43
9.5Excellent3 pm75
9.4Excellent4 pm117
9.4Excellent5 pm127
9.4Excellent6 pm106
9.2Excellent7 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -1.4 m. High at 2 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.6 m. High at 2 am, 0.6 mLow 7 am, -1.4 m4 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 2 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -1.4 m4 ft
  • 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.

Facilities

  • Showers190 m610 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 810 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
480 m0.3 miCostas Sancti-Petri 2
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miLa Barrosa (village)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miAeropuerto de la Base Naval de Rota (ROZ)

Nearby places

  • El italiano de FabioFood and drink
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Parrilla La PampaArgentinian
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Caramelo Ice Cream ShopFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi
  • AnticuarioFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi
  • El Camino de Sancti PetriFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

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%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 2%