Playa del Cañuelo

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:28 pm

Now
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

11 am
9.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
6.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

3 pm
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

7 pm
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 19°C65°F
Water: 22°C72°F
Wind: 42 km/hmph N
Gusts: 85 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 7:28 pm

Today

6.2GoodNow42

7.5Great10 am21

9.2Excellent11 am32

6.8Good12 pm63

6.8Good1 pm74

6.9Good2 pm85

7.9Great3 pm96

7.4Great4 pm85

7.0Great5 pm85

7.2Great6 pm53

6.8Good7 pm53

Sat

8.7Excellent9 am96

9.1Excellent10 am74

9.6Excellent11 am42

9.8Excellent12 pm64

9.8Excellent1 pm74

9.9Excellent2 pm85

9.3Excellent3 pm85

9.8Excellent4 pm85

9.7Excellent5 pm64

9.6Excellent6 pm53

9.4Excellent7 pm32

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
High 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
Low 8 am, -0.7 m2 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

Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m270 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m320 ft
SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town: 4.7 km2.9 miLa Herradura (village)
Nearest airport: 63 km39 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)

Nearby places

Las piedrasFood and drink
140 m450 ft
Moto Rock Bar HSFood and drink
760 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Cala del Cañuelo0.5 km0.3 mi south-east away
9.6 Excellent tomorrow
Cala Torre del Pino0.9 km0.6 mi west away
9.6 Excellent tomorrow
Playa de Cantarriján1.5 km0.9 mi south-east away
9.6 Excellent tomorrow
Playa de las Alberquillas2.0 km1.3 mi west away
9.6 Excellent tomorrow
Calaiza2.7 km1.7 mi south-east away
9.6 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa del Cañuelo.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 2%