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Platja de la Riera

Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Platja de la Riera 1 photo

  • Desembocadura de la Riera d'Alforja

    Desembocadura de la Riera d'Alforja. Jordi Gili, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 7:03 pm
9 am
6.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:03 pm
Today
6.2Good9 am96
6.4Good10 am1811
5.6Good11 am2415
7.0Great12 pm2012
8.6Excellent1 pm2113
8.3Great2 pm2516
8.0Great3 pm2717
7.8Great4 pm2817
7.6Great5 pm2918
7.6Great6 pm2918
7.7Great7 pm2616
Sat
5.7Good9 am106
5.8Good10 am128
5.9Good11 am138
5.8Good12 pm1510
5.9Good1 pm1610
6.2Good2 pm149
6.7Good3 pm128
6.5Good4 pm106
6.5Good5 pm106
6.8Good6 pm106
7.0Great7 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 6 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.4 m1 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

  • Restrooms340 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers250 m830 ft away
  • Drinking water220 m730 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m640 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink52 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground180 m570 ft awayParc infantil

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m340 ftPg. de les Palmeres
Nearest town
970 m0.6 miCambrils (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeroport de Reus (REU)

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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 5%