Check the Beach

Playa de Rio Real

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Playa de Rio Real 1 photo

  • Playa de Rio Real

    Playa de Rio Real. Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:33 pm
9 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
6.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.8
4 km/h3 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°C70°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:33 pm
Today
6.1Good9 am74
6.3Good10 am53
7.3Great11 am10
6.6Good12 pm53
7.1Great1 pm64
9.5Excellent2 pm75
6.8Good3 pm95
6.8Good4 pm74
6.9Good5 pm53
6.9Good6 pm43
6.8Good7 pm43
Sat
8.8Excellent9 am96
9.0Excellent10 am74
9.4Excellent11 am53
9.5Excellent12 pm96
9.5Excellent1 pm128
9.3Excellent2 pm149
9.3Excellent3 pm159
9.2Excellent4 pm159
9.3Excellent5 pm127
9.2Excellent6 pm117
9.2Excellent7 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.7 m. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, -0.2 mLow 7 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.2 m<1 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

  • LifeguardStation 470 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms150 m480 ft away
  • Showers460 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water120 m380 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m750 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink121 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground110 m370 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m590 ftMarbell Center
Nearest town
400 m0.2 miMarbella (city)
Nearest airport
39 km24 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 Rio Real.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 18%