Check the Beach

Playa de la Virgen del Mar

Cantabria, Spain

Playa de la Virgen del Mar 1 photo

  • La Virgen del Mar beach (Santandé, Cantabria)

    La Virgen del Mar beach (Santandé, Cantabria). L'irlandés, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:19 pm
9 am
1.1
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.5
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.5
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.1
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.4
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.5
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.3
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.2
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
6138 km/hmph W
Gusts
7849 km/hmph
Waves
4.3 m14 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
7:19 pm
Today
1.1Poor9 am5132
1.5Poor10 am5132
1.5Poor11 am4830
1.1Poor12 pm4226
1.3Poor1 pm4125
1.4Poor2 pm4327
1.3Poor3 pm4125
0.5Poor4 pm3824
1.2Poor5 pm4025
1.3Poor6 pm4126
2.2Poor7 pm4025
Sat
3.6Poor9 am138
3.7Poor10 am127
3.7Poor11 am117
3.7Poor12 pm138
3.7Poor1 pm159
3.8Poor2 pm149
3.8Poor3 pm138
3.8Poor4 pm148
3.8Poor5 pm159
3.9Poor6 pm106
3.8Poor7 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.6 m. High at 3 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 9 pm, -1.9 m. High at 3 am, 1.0 mLow 9 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 9 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 3 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 21%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 17%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 11%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Drinking water40 m130 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Listed as free
  • Playground270 m890 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
220 m720 ft
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miSan Román de la Llanilla (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAeropuerto de Santander-Seve Ballesteros (SDR)

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

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