Playa Santa María del Mar

Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Lifeguards
Paid parking

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:38 pm

9 am
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

12 pm
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good

4 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

6 pm
6.5
14 km/h8 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: 10 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 18°C64°F
Water: 21°C69°F
Wind: 117 km/hmph N
Gusts: 2012 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 7:38 pm

Today

5.7Good9 am64

7.4Great10 am75

8.2Great11 am96

5.9Good12 pm85

6.1Good1 pm127

6.3Good2 pm117

6.4Good3 pm128

6.4Good4 pm149

6.5Good5 pm138

6.5Good6 pm148

6.4Good7 pm138

Sat

8.1Great9 am106

8.3Great10 am85

8.5Excellent11 am96

8.8Excellent12 pm53

9.1Excellent1 pm64

9.3Excellent2 pm42

9.4Excellent3 pm64

9.4Excellent4 pm106

9.4Excellent5 pm117

9.3Excellent6 pm117

9.2Excellent7 pm117

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 7 am, -1.4 m5 ft
High 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
Low 8 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
High 2 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

LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
Drinking water100 m320 ft away
Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m800 ft. Listed as paid
Food and drink64 within 1 km0.6 mi
Playground270 m900 ft away
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 80 m260 ftComisaría
Nearest town: 1.2 km0.7 miCádiz (city)
Nearest airport: 15 km9 miAeropuerto de la Base Naval de Rota (ROZ)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa de la Victoria1.9 km1.2 mi south-east away
7.8 Great later
Playa de la Punta San Felipe2.0 km1.2 mi north away
7.8 Great later
Playa de la Caleta2.0 km1.3 mi north-west away
7.8 Great later
Playa de Puntales2.3 km1.5 mi south-east away
7.8 Great later
Playa de Cortadura4.1 km2.5 mi south-east away
6.3 Good later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Santa María del Mar.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
Wed7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
Thu7.5 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 2%