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La Platja

Girona, Catalonia, Spain

La Platja 1 photo

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

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Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:53 pm
9 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
5.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
6.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
138 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.0Great9 am106
7.6Great10 am53
7.7Great11 am64
5.7Good12 pm159
5.3Fair1 pm2415
5.7Good2 pm1912
6.1Good3 pm1811
8.6Excellent4 pm106
8.8Excellent5 pm64
6.2Good6 pm128
Sat
5.1Fair9 am117
5.1Fair10 am117
5.3Fair11 am85
5.5Good12 pm106
5.7Good1 pm96
5.9Good2 pm74
6.0Good3 pm53
6.0Good4 pm74
6.0Good5 pm64
5.7Good6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, -0.5 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 mLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.5 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 2 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

  • LifeguardStation 20 m80 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers20 m60 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking21 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m300 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink76 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • DogsNot allowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
450 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 mil'Escala (town)
Nearest airport
127 km79 miAeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-el Prat (BCN)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near La Platja.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 3%