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Playa Las Escalicas

Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Playa Las Escalicas 5 photos

  • Playa Manacá (3) - panoramio

    Playa Manacá (3) - panoramio. INDALOMANIA, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa Manacá (4) - panoramio

    Playa Manacá (4) - panoramio. INDALOMANIA, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa Manacá - Playa salvaje - panoramio

    Playa Manacá - Playa salvaje - panoramio. INDALOMANIA, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa Manacá, dirección sur - panoramio

    Playa Manacá, dirección sur - panoramio. INDALOMANIA, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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    Carboneras Fault, south of Mojacar in Andalucia. Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:20 pm
Now
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
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: 2 pm to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
53 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:20 pm
Today
6.4GoodNow53
6.5Good10 am43
6.7Good11 am32
6.8Good12 pm32
7.2Great1 pm32
9.9Excellent2 pm64
7.0Great3 pm74
8.3Great4 pm74
8.2Great5 pm74
6.9Good6 pm64
7.1Great7 pm53
Sat
8.2Great9 am106
8.4Great10 am96
9.2Excellent11 am85
9.0Excellent12 pm75
9.4Excellent1 pm96
7.2Great2 pm106
6.9Good3 pm95
6.8Good4 pm85
8.7Excellent5 pm75
8.1Great6 pm96
8.2Great7 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -0.6 mHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m810 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 260 m860 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
6.7 km4.2 miVentanicas-El Cantal (village)
Nearest airport
51 km32 miAeropuerto de Almería - Antonio de Torres (LEI)

Nearby places

  • Chiringuito ManacaFood and drink
    260 m860 ft

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 Las Escalicas.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 25%