Playa del Cable
Malaga, Andalusia, Spain
Today at a glance
Best: 2 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:33 pm6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
6.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
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
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:33 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Restrooms80 m250 ft away
- Showers160 m530 ft away
- Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground500 m0.3 mi awayEl Faro
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 170 m570 ftPolicía Local
- Nearest town
- 1.8 km1.1 miMarbella (city)
- Nearest airport
- 38 km24 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa de la Bajadilla1.0 km0.6 mi west away9.5 Excellent later
- Playa de Rio Real1.4 km0.9 mi west away9.5 Excellent later
- Playa de Venus1.6 km1.0 mi west away9.5 Excellent later
- Bounty Beach1.9 km1.2 mi west away9.5 Excellent later
- Playa del Faro2.3 km1.4 mi west away9.5 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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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%