Check the Beach

Playa Mambo

Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Playa Mambo 5 photos

  • Hotel playa de la Barrosa

    Hotel playa de la Barrosa. Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 6⁶Yate de Gdanks

    6⁶Yate de Gdanks. Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Centaurea sonchifolia

    Centaurea sonchifolia. Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Formacion rocosa Torre del Puerco

    Formacion rocosa Torre del Puerco. Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • La Barrosa 01gm

    La Barrosa 01gm. Martin Haisch, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 1 pm, sunset 7:38 pm
9 am
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C62°F
Water
20°C69°F
Wind
63 km/hmph N
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
7:38 pm
Today
5.5Good9 am53
6.2Good10 am53
5.8Good11 am96
7.5Great12 pm96
6.2Good1 pm106
6.3Good2 pm127
6.4Good3 pm138
6.5Good4 pm149
6.4Good5 pm149
6.4Good6 pm149
6.4Good7 pm138
Sat
7.8Great9 am64
8.0Great10 am53
8.4Great11 am64
8.9Excellent12 pm21
9.3Excellent1 pm00
9.5Excellent2 pm43
9.5Excellent3 pm75
9.5Excellent4 pm117
9.4Excellent5 pm127
9.4Excellent6 pm106
9.2Excellent7 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.6 m. High at 2 am, 0.6 mHigh 2 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 2 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 2 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

  • LifeguardStation 450 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms210 m700 ft away
  • Showers430 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water270 m880 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m820 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m190 ft
  • Playground320 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
640 m0.4 miHotel Riu
Nearest town
4.9 km3.1 miLa Barrosa (village)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miAeropuerto de la Base Naval de Rota (ROZ)

Nearby places

  • Coco Novo BeachFood and drink
    60 m190 ft
  • La lomaFood and drink
    180 m580 ft
  • El cuartel del marDeli
    220 m730 ft
  • NOVA sunset clubFood and drink
    270 m900 ft
  • Kiosko HabanaFood and drink
    290 m940 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 Mambo.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 2%