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La Fonda

Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

La Fonda 1 photo

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Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 7:06 pm
9 am
8.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
7 pm
9.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
8.3Great9 am64
7.6Great10 am64
8.6Excellent11 am42
8.4Great12 pm1912
7.3Great1 pm2415
8.2Great2 pm2012
8.5Excellent3 pm1811
8.9Excellent4 pm1710
9.4Excellent5 pm138
9.5Excellent6 pm106
9.3Excellent7 pm75
Sat
8.0Great9 am42
7.3Great10 am21
6.1Good11 am11
6.1Good12 pm53
8.1Great1 pm53
7.5Great2 pm43
6.5Good3 pm64
6.4Good4 pm149
6.5Good5 pm127
6.3Good6 pm138
6.4Good7 pm127
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 5 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, -0.5 mLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 760 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
5.2 km3.2 miAlcanar (village)
Nearest airport
84 km52 miAeroport de Reus (REU)

Nearby places

  • Alcanat PlatjaFood and drink
    760 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%