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Playa del Faro

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Today’s timelapse
Marbella: Playa de la Fontanilla - Sea, beach and boulevard (Torbella apartment)

Playa del Faro 8 photos

  • Playa del Faro (1)

    Playa del Faro (1). Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa del Faro, Marbella

    Playa del Faro, Marbella. Lysandre Galiano, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • ® S.D. MALAGA MARBELLA PLAYA DEL FARO - panoramio

    ® S.D. MALAGA MARBELLA PLAYA DEL FARO - panoramio. Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • ® S.D. MALAGA MARBELLA PLAYA DEL FARO - panoramio (1)

    ® S.D. MALAGA MARBELLA PLAYA DEL FARO - panoramio (1). Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • ® S.D. MALAGA - MARBELLA PLAYA URBANA "LA FONTANILLA" - panoramio (1)

    ® S.D. MALAGA - MARBELLA PLAYA URBANA "LA FONTANILLA" - panoramio (1). Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • ® S.D. MALAGA - MARBELLA PLAYA URBANA "LA FONTANILLA" - panoramio (2)

    ® S.D. MALAGA - MARBELLA PLAYA URBANA "LA FONTANILLA" - panoramio (2). Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Marbella Beach, Costa Del Sol, Spain - Sept 2008

    Marbella Beach, Costa Del Sol, Spain - Sept 2008. Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • M arbellaplage

    M arbellaplage. Ernmuhl at Luxembourgish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:33 pm
9 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
6.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7 pm
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
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:33 pm
Today
6.1Good9 am74
6.3Good10 am53
7.3Great11 am10
6.6Good12 pm53
7.1Great1 pm64
9.5Excellent2 pm75
6.8Good3 pm95
6.8Good4 pm74
6.9Good5 pm53
6.9Good6 pm43
6.8Good7 pm43
Sat
8.8Excellent9 am96
9.0Excellent10 am74
9.4Excellent11 am53
9.5Excellent12 pm96
9.5Excellent1 pm128
9.3Excellent2 pm149
9.3Excellent3 pm159
9.2Excellent4 pm159
9.3Excellent5 pm127
9.2Excellent6 pm117
9.2Excellent7 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.7 m. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, -0.2 mLow 7 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • 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

  • LifeguardStation 90 m310 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms150 m510 ft away
  • Showers90 m300 ft away
  • Drinking water50 m150 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m730 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink161 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground130 m420 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miSun Bikes
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
590 m0.4 miMarbella (city)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)

Nearby places

  • Sun BikesRental
    190 m620 ft

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

Nearby beaches

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%