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Platja de Son Bou

Balearic Islands, Spain

Platja de Son Bou 5 photos

  • Playa de Son Bou (Menorca, 29 de julio de 2014) 01

    Playa de Son Bou (Menorca, 29 de julio de 2014) 01. Menorquino, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Playa de Son Bou (Menorca, 29 de julio de 2014) 03

    Playa de Son Bou (Menorca, 29 de julio de 2014) 03. Menorquino, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Holiday in Menorca May June 2013

    Holiday in Menorca May June 2013. Ian Kirk from Broadstone, Dorset, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Son Bou

    Son Bou. Juan Carlos Gavari Starkie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • E06 Platja de Son Bou

    E06 Platja de Son Bou. Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 11 am, sunset 6:53 pm
9 am
8.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
159 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.6Excellent9 am1711
7.7Great10 am1912
6.1Good11 am1912
6.1Good12 pm1711
6.2Good1 pm1710
6.0Good2 pm2113
6.2Good3 pm2314
6.1Good4 pm2113
5.5Good5 pm2314
5.7Good6 pm2113
Sat
4.6Fair9 am85
4.6Fair10 am138
4.6Fair11 am149
4.8Fair12 pm128
4.9Fair1 pm106
4.9Fair2 pm63
4.6Fair3 pm53
4.2Fair4 pm43
4.2Fair5 pm74
4.7Fair6 pm95
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 7 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 2 am, -0.5 mLow 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -0.4 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

  • LifeguardStation 180 m600 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 600 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
510 m0.3 miC. de Bella Mirada, 65
Nearest town
5 km3.1 mies Migjorn Gran (village)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miAeroport de Menorca (MAH)

Nearby places

  • Club San JaimeFood and drink
    600 m0.4 mi
  • Ses GrullesFood and drink
    610 m0.4 mi
  • Ses GarcesFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi
  • Allessandro's Italian Restaurant PizzeriaItalian
    900 m0.6 mi
  • Asador Restaurante Las DunasSpanish
    910 m0.6 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 71%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 17%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%