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Playa Rafa

Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Playa Rafa 1 photo

  • Playa Rafa

    Playa Rafa. Urci dream, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 7:31 pm
9 am
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.6
17 km/h10 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
19°C66°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
96 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:31 pm
Today
6.1Good9 am117
6.2Good10 am128
6.9Good11 am159
6.2Good12 pm1912
6.3Good1 pm2113
7.4Great2 pm2213
6.5Good3 pm2113
6.4Good4 pm2012
6.6Good5 pm2012
6.6Good6 pm1811
6.6Good7 pm1710
Sat
8.1Great9 am75
8.4Great10 am75
8.9Excellent11 am85
9.3Excellent12 pm53
9.5Excellent1 pm53
9.6Excellent2 pm96
9.5Excellent3 pm117
9.5Excellent4 pm106
9.4Excellent5 pm96
9.3Excellent6 pm85
9.2Excellent7 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.7 m. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, -0.2 mLow 7 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 40 m110 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms60 m190 ft away
  • Showers330 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water60 m200 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m780 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink33 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground300 m990 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m350 ftRotonda Paseo Marítimo
Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miCortijo de Maza-El Olivar (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)

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

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