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Playa Sotogrande

Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Playa Sotogrande 1 photo

  • Gibraltar from Sotogrande beach

    Gibraltar from Sotogrande beach. gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm, sunset 7:34 pm
9 am
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
8.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
138 km/hmph W
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:34 pm
Today
6.0Good9 am138
6.1Good10 am138
6.5Good11 am138
6.8Good12 pm1610
8.8Excellent1 pm1811
9.4Excellent2 pm1811
6.9Good3 pm1811
6.6Good4 pm1912
7.0Great5 pm1610
7.2Great6 pm106
7.0Great7 pm64
Sat
8.2Great9 am106
8.4Great10 am85
8.8Excellent11 am53
9.3Excellent12 pm42
9.5Excellent1 pm117
9.2Excellent2 pm1610
9.1Excellent3 pm1711
9.0Excellent4 pm1711
9.1Excellent5 pm1610
9.2Excellent6 pm138
9.2Excellent7 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.8 m. High at 2 am, -0.2 mHigh 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.8 m3 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms390 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m730 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m320 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miTorreguadiaro (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miRoyal Air Force Gibraltar (GIB)

Nearby places

  • La BrisaFood and drink
    100 m340 ft
  • Gigi's Beach SotograndeFood and drink
    260 m840 ft
  • The Tipsy MermaidFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi
  • FrescoFood and drink
    550 m0.3 mi
  • Pane & CioccolatoBreakfast
    560 m0.3 mi

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 Sotogrande.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 16%