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Alcanada

Balearic Islands, Spain

Alcanada 2 photos

  • Alcanada lighthouse

    Alcanada lighthouse. Chixoy, Public domain. Source

  • Alcanada lighthouse

    Alcanada lighthouse. Chixoy, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 10 am, sunset 6:56 pm
9 am
8.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
6.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:56 pm
Today
8.5Excellent9 am53
6.3Good10 am42
6.5Good11 am42
6.7Good12 pm43
6.9Good1 pm85
6.6Good2 pm1711
6.5Good3 pm2314
7.1Great4 pm2314
6.6Good5 pm2213
6.1Good6 pm1912
Sat
5.0Fair9 am32
5.2Fair10 am42
5.3Fair11 am32
5.2Fair12 pm63
4.4Fair1 pm43
4.0Fair2 pm53
4.1Fair3 pm96
4.8Fair4 pm117
5.1Fair5 pm85
5.4Fair6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 12 pm, -0.5 m. High at 6 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.5 mLow 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.5 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m430 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi
  • Playground490 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m260 ftPlatja d'Alcanada
Nearest town
840 m0.5 miAlcanada (village)
Nearest airport
90 km56 miAeroport de Menorca (MAH)

Nearby places

  • Club de GolfFood and drink
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Restaurante CoralianMediterranean
    460 m0.3 mi
  • La TerrazaRegional
    530 m0.3 mi
  • Boat House Cala PonsetItalian
    620 m0.4 mi
  • Sky Restaurant Vista BayMediterranean
    630 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 73%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 26%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 11%