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Platja de s'Alga

Balearic Islands, Spain

Platja de s'Alga 1 photo

  • Platja de s'Alga a l'illa de s'Espalmador (Formentera), vista de nord a sud

    Platja de s'Alga a l'illa de s'Espalmador (Formentera), vista de nord a sud. User:Vriullop, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 7:05 pm
Now
6.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
22°C72°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:05 pm
Today
6.1GoodNow2012
6.2Good10 am1912
6.1Good11 am2113
6.0Good12 pm2214
5.8Good1 pm2415
6.0Good2 pm2113
6.2Good3 pm1811
6.4Good4 pm159
6.3Good5 pm1811
6.0Good6 pm2113
6.0Good7 pm2012
Sat
7.8Great9 am95
6.4Good10 am85
6.9Good11 am106
7.1Great12 pm85
6.6Good1 pm85
6.6Good2 pm75
6.6Good3 pm117
8.0Great4 pm117
6.6Good5 pm85
7.3Great6 pm75
6.7Good7 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 11 am, -0.5 m. High at 5 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. Low at 7 am, -0.5 mLow 11 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 7 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.4 km5.2 miSant Francesc de Formentera (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miAeroport d'Eivissa - es Codolar (IBZ)

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.

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 3%