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Playa El Playazo Garrucha

Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Playa El Playazo Garrucha 1 photo

  • Land Rover Santana en el Puerto de Garrucha

    Land Rover Santana en el Puerto de Garrucha. Schumi4ever, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to 5 pm, sunset 7:20 pm
9 am
5.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
9.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
7 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
64 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:20 pm
Today
5.8Good9 am64
6.0Good10 am53
6.3Good11 am53
6.7Good12 pm42
7.0Great1 pm21
8.1Great2 pm53
7.0Great3 pm106
9.2Excellent4 pm117
8.1Great5 pm117
8.5Excellent6 pm95
7.1Great7 pm53
Sat
7.9Great9 am106
8.1Great10 am96
9.0Excellent11 am96
9.2Excellent12 pm74
9.7Excellent1 pm53
6.8Good2 pm96
7.7Great3 pm106
6.8Good4 pm117
9.3Excellent5 pm117
8.5Excellent6 pm127
8.4Great7 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.5 m. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 mLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 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

  • LifeguardStation listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms150 m500 ft away
  • Parking93 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink61 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
330 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
470 m0.3 miGarrucha (town)
Nearest airport
62 km39 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 El Playazo Garrucha.

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 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 5%