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Playa del Sotillo

Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Playa del Sotillo 1 photo

  • Castel de Ferro (Gualchos municipio): playa del Sotillo

    Castel de Ferro (Gualchos municipio): playa del Sotillo. Feranza, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:26 pm
9 am
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
Now
9.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.8
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C71°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
64 km/hmph SE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:26 pm
Today
6.2Good9 am117
6.3Good10 am96
8.4Great11 am53
9.2ExcellentNow64
7.2Great1 pm64
6.8Good2 pm64
8.8Excellent3 pm74
9.6Excellent4 pm64
7.1Great5 pm53
7.1Great6 pm32
6.8Good7 pm10
Sat
8.3Great9 am117
9.1Excellent10 am85
9.4Excellent11 am42
9.5Excellent12 pm75
9.6Excellent1 pm85
9.6Excellent2 pm96
6.9Good3 pm106
9.5Excellent4 pm96
8.9Excellent5 pm74
8.9Excellent6 pm74
9.1Excellent7 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 m. Low at 8 am, -0.7 mHigh 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 8 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am12 pm
  • 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking68 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
380 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
180 m600 ftCastell de Ferro (village)
Nearest airport
89 km55 miAeropuerto de Almería - Antonio de Torres (LEI)

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

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