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Cala de la Ginesta

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Cala de la Ginesta 3 photos

  • Punta la Ginesta (schiereiland in Spanje)

    Punta la Ginesta (schiereiland in Spanje). IM027, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • This is a a photo of a beach in Catalonia, Spain, with id:

    This is a a photo of a beach in Catalonia, Spain, with id:. Isidro Jabato, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Castelldefels al amanecer 2015

    Castelldefels al amanecer 2015. Ramon Espiña Fernand…, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:59 pm
9 am
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
8.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
138 km/hmph W
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:59 pm
Today
6.7Good9 am149
6.0Good10 am1610
6.1Good11 am159
5.6Good12 pm2113
6.3Good1 pm2214
8.0Great2 pm2012
8.6Excellent3 pm1610
9.0Excellent4 pm138
8.6Excellent5 pm96
8.3Great6 pm74
Sat
5.3Fair9 am75
5.4Fair10 am74
5.7Good11 am53
5.7Good12 pm21
5.8Good1 pm64
5.9Good2 pm64
5.9Good3 pm64
6.0Good4 pm64
6.0Good5 pm74
6.1Good6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, -0.5 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.5 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 300 m990 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
6.2 km3.8 miCastelldefels (town)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miAeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-el Prat (BCN)

Nearby places

  • Marisquería SantosSeafood
    300 m990 ft
  • La Medusa DesnudaBurger
    610 m0.4 mi
  • AbrasaportginestaFood and drink
    720 m0.4 mi
  • El CapitaFood and drink
    780 m0.5 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.

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 12%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 4%