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Playa de Los Cocones y Barquicos

Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Playa de Los Cocones y Barquicos 3 photos

  • Beach at Carboneras, Andalucia

    Beach at Carboneras, Andalucia. Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cobbles on the beach at Carboneras, Andalucia

    Cobbles on the beach at Carboneras, Andalucia. Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Central térmica Litoral de Almería en Carboneras

    Central térmica Litoral de Almería en Carboneras. MT09CHR, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:20 pm
9 am
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
9.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
7 pm
8.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
106 km/hmph SW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:20 pm
Today
6.4Good9 am74
6.4Good10 am53
6.5Good11 am21
6.8Good12 pm21
7.3Great1 pm53
8.0Great2 pm74
6.8Good3 pm85
6.8Good4 pm85
9.1Excellent5 pm96
9.3Excellent6 pm74
8.3Great7 pm63
Sat
8.6Excellent9 am159
8.6Excellent10 am1510
8.9Excellent11 am159
9.3Excellent12 pm149
9.2Excellent1 pm159
7.4Great2 pm1510
6.5Good3 pm149
6.7Good4 pm117
8.5Excellent5 pm85
8.7Excellent6 pm106
8.8Excellent7 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 mLow 7 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.4 m1 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink21 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m330 ft
  • Playground220 m710 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
610 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
310 m0.2 miCarboneras (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miAeropuerto de Almería - Antonio de Torres (LEI)

Nearby places

  • Las PalmasRegional
    100 m330 ft
  • FénixFood and drink
    210 m700 ft
  • AlboránFood and drink
    260 m850 ft
  • Juan MarianoFood and drink
    290 m960 ft
  • Sol y PlayaFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi

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 Los Cocones y Barquicos.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 4%