Playa Rocas del Cura
Malaga, Andalusia, Spain
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 2 pm to 4 pm, sunset 7:32 pm6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 2 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 19°C67°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:32 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 2 am, -0.2 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.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 380 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms110 m360 ft away
- Showers250 m800 ft away
- Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m530 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 400 m0.2 miEl Castillo
- Nearest town
- 1.9 km1.2 miChaparral (village)
- Nearest airport
- 22 km14 miAeropuerto de Málaga - Costa del Sol (AGP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa del Peñón del Cura0.0 km0.0 mi east away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa del Ejido0.3 km0.2 mi north-east away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa del Faro0.6 km0.4 mi south-west away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Castle Beach0.8 km0.5 mi north-east away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
- Playa Mati0.8 km0.5 mi north away9.0 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
- Thu7.5 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 27%