Check the Beach

Platges de Barcelona

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Platges de Barcelona 2 photos

  • Vistas desde arriba del hotel Vela

    Vistas desde arriba del hotel Vela. Petergm_official, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Panorámica del puerto, la playa del Fòrum y Barcelona

    Panorámica del puerto, la playa del Fòrum y Barcelona. Pf2019, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:58 pm
9 am
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
96 km/hmph W
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:58 pm
Today
6.1Good9 am95
6.2Good10 am117
6.2Good11 am138
6.2Good12 pm1610
7.4Great1 pm149
9.5Excellent2 pm106
8.3Great3 pm21
7.0Great4 pm2314
6.4Good5 pm2314
6.6Good6 pm2616
Sat
5.1Fair9 am95
5.3Fair10 am96
5.4Fair11 am96
5.5Good12 pm64
5.6Good1 pm53
5.6Good2 pm42
5.7Good3 pm74
5.7Good4 pm85
5.8Good5 pm74
6.0Good6 pm85
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 1 am, -0.6 mLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.5 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 12 pm, -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

  • LifeguardStation 70 m220 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms70 m240 ft away
  • Showers80 m260 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink158 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals3 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m680 ft
Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miBarcelona (city)
Nearest airport
15 km9 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 Platges de Barcelona.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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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 9 km/h6 mph, rain 19%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%