Playa del Carmen
Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Today at a glance
Best: 1 pm to 2 pm, sunset 7:37 pm5.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 1 pm to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 20°C68°F
- Wind
- 75 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 159 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 2 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:37 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 8 pm, -1.4 m4 ft
- High 2 am, 0.5 m1 ft
- Low 8 am, -1.4 m4 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
- Showers110 m360 ft away
- Drinking water310 m0.2 mi away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m580 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink47 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Boat ramp330 m0.2 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 970 m0.6 miPlaza Inmaculada Concepción (Barbate)
- Nearest town
- 960 m0.6 miBarbate (town)
- Nearest airport
- 51 km32 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa de Barbate de Franco0.5 km0.3 mi west away9.5 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa del Carmen, Barbate0.7 km0.4 mi west away9.5 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa de la Hierbabuena2.3 km1.4 mi west away9.5 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa del Retín4.1 km2.6 mi south-east away5.8 Good
- Playa de Zahara5.4 km3.3 mi south-east away5.8 Good
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.1 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
- Thu6.8 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 2%