Playa del Río Castor

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:33 pm

9 am
6.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

1 pm
8.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

4 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

5 pm
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

6 pm
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

7 pm
6.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 18°C64°F
Water: 22°C72°F
Wind: 53 km/hmph WNW
Gusts: 106 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 7:33 pm

Today

6.1Good9 am42

6.1Good10 am32

6.7Good11 am32

6.6Good12 pm74

8.9Excellent1 pm64

9.6Excellent2 pm85

6.9Good3 pm106

6.9Good4 pm85

7.2Great5 pm64

6.9Good6 pm42

6.8Good7 pm21

Sat

8.4Great9 am74

8.7Excellent10 am53

9.1Excellent11 am21

9.4Excellent12 pm53

9.5Excellent1 pm96

9.4Excellent2 pm138

9.3Excellent3 pm159

9.3Excellent4 pm149

9.4Excellent5 pm128

9.2Excellent6 pm96

8.6Excellent7 pm64

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

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 550 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 630 m0.4 miEl Castor - Laguna Village
Nearest town: 3.1 km1.9 miResinera-Voladilla (village)
Nearest airport: 39 km24 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa del Padrón0.8 km0.5 mi south-west away
9.8 Excellent later
Playa Hacienda1.5 km0.9 mi north-east away
9.3 Excellent later
Playa Los Grandos2.2 km1.4 mi north-east away
9.3 Excellent later
Playa de Punta Plata2.2 km1.4 mi south-west away
9.8 Excellent later
Playa Alcazaba2.4 km1.5 mi south-west away
9.8 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa del Río Castor.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 3%
Thu7.8 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 18%