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Playa de Poniente

Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Playa de Poniente 1 photo

  • Playa de Poniente en la Línea de la Concepción . Vista del Peñón de Gibraltar al fondo.

    Playa de Poniente en la Línea de la Concepción . Vista del Peñón de Gibraltar al fondo.. J RAWLS, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:35 pm
Now
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
8.6
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
53 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:35 pm
Today
5.9GoodNow53
6.1Good10 am53
6.9Good11 am74
6.7Good12 pm127
8.6Excellent1 pm1510
9.3Excellent2 pm1710
7.3Great3 pm1711
6.7Good4 pm1610
6.7Good5 pm1610
7.8Great6 pm149
6.8Good7 pm117
Sat
8.1Great9 am64
8.1Great10 am53
8.7Excellent11 am32
9.4Excellent12 pm21
9.6Excellent1 pm96
9.4Excellent2 pm148
9.4Excellent3 pm149
9.0Excellent4 pm138
9.4Excellent5 pm127
8.7Excellent6 pm106
8.3Great7 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.1 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.8 m. High at 2 am, -0.1 m. Low at 8 am, -0.8 mHigh 2 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ftLow 8 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.8 m3 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 Poniente

Playa de Poniente is a sandy beach located in La Línea de la Concepción, Province of Cádiz, Spain. It is 1059 meters from the nearest town and 131 meters from the closest bus stop. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at this beach.

From Wikipedia

Playa de Poniente (English: West beach) is a beach in the municipality of La Línea de la Concepción, in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, located to the northwest of Gibraltar. It has a length of about 800 metres (2,600 ft) and average width of about 20 metres (66 ft).

Source: Playa de Poniente (La Línea de la Concepción) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking93 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m310 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink168 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
130 m430 ft
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miLa Línea de la Concepción (town)
Nearest airport
1 km1 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)

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.

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 16%