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Playa del Barranco

Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Playa del Barranco 1 photo

  • Punta de los Paredones de Algeciras

    Punta de los Paredones de Algeciras. No machine-readable author provided. Falconaumanni assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:35 pm
Now
5.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
9.0
15 km/h9 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
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.4
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°C62°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
42 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
7:35 pm
Today
5.8GoodNow42
6.0Good10 am43
7.6Great11 am64
6.9Good12 pm117
9.0Excellent1 pm159
9.3Excellent2 pm1710
7.3Great3 pm1711
6.7Good4 pm1710
6.7Good5 pm1610
7.4Great6 pm149
6.8Good7 pm117
Sat
8.1Great9 am42
8.1Great10 am32
8.8Excellent11 am11
9.4Excellent12 pm32
9.6Excellent1 pm96
9.6Excellent2 pm138
9.5Excellent3 pm138
9.1Excellent4 pm138
9.6Excellent5 pm117
9.0Excellent6 pm106
8.3Great7 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.8 m. High at 2 am, -0.1 m. Low at 8 am, -0.8 mHigh 2 pm, -0.2 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, -0.2 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 del Barranco

Playa del Barranco is a beach in Andalusia, Spain, located near Playa de Los Ladrillos, which is 534 meters away. The nearest town is Algeciras, 1,546 meters away, and there are 12 food options within 1 kilometer.

From Wikipedia

Playa del Barranco is a beach in the municipality of Algeciras, southeastern Spain. It overlooks the Bay of Algeciras. It is approximately 500 metres in length. To the north is the Playa de El Rinconcillo.

Source: Playa del Barranco on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Drinking water270 m870 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m880 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground440 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m700 ftCementerio Viejo
Nearest town
1.5 km1 miAlgeciras (city)
Nearest airport
9 km6 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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Partner links

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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 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 53%