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Playa de San Francisco

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Playa de San Francisco 1 photo

  • Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, España.

    Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, España.. Leo Hidalgo, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 4 pm, sunset 7:32 pm
9 am
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:32 pm
Today
6.2Good9 am64
6.3Good10 am64
6.9Good11 am74
6.6Good12 pm64
6.7Good1 pm64
8.2Great2 pm64
7.7Great3 pm85
6.9Good4 pm96
6.9Good5 pm117
7.2Great6 pm106
7.0Great7 pm95
Sat
8.9Excellent9 am117
9.0Excellent10 am106
8.7Excellent11 am106
8.5Excellent12 pm117
8.5Excellent1 pm128
8.9Excellent2 pm138
9.4Excellent3 pm138
9.2Excellent4 pm128
9.2Excellent5 pm127
9.3Excellent6 pm106
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

  • Restrooms50 m160 ft away
  • Showers70 m230 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink225 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground100 m340 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
240 m780 ftRamon y Cajal - Yamasol
Nearest town
840 m0.5 miFuengirola (city)
Nearest airport
18 km11 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

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 27%