Check the Beach

Playa del Charco

Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Playa del Charco 1 photo

  • Orilla de la playa del Charco

    Orilla de la playa del Charco. Eduardo Milla, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 7:22 pm
9 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
21°C69°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
75 km/hmph W
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:22 pm
Today
6.4Good9 am53
6.4Good10 am53
6.5Good11 am32
6.8Good12 pm11
7.5Great1 pm42
6.8Good2 pm85
6.8Good3 pm106
6.8Good4 pm85
7.3Great5 pm85
7.7Great6 pm85
6.8Good7 pm32
Sat
8.4Great9 am74
9.1Excellent10 am75
9.5Excellent11 am74
9.7Excellent12 pm106
9.7Excellent1 pm127
9.7Excellent2 pm148
6.8Good3 pm149
9.4Excellent4 pm128
8.6Excellent5 pm95
9.1Excellent6 pm85
9.0Excellent7 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 mHigh 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.4 m1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miCabo de Gata (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miAeropuerto de Almería - Antonio de Torres (LEI)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa del Charco.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 4%