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platja de les Barques

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Today’s timelapse
Sant Pol de Mar › South-east: Platja de les Barques

platja de les Barques 7 photos

  • Playa de Sant Pol de Mar

    Playa de Sant Pol de Mar. Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Playa de Sant Pol de Mar (1)

    Playa de Sant Pol de Mar (1). Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sant Pol de Mar - Cartell (08)

    Sant Pol de Mar - Cartell (08). Jaumellecha, CC0. Source

  • Sant Pol de Mar - Platja (04)

    Sant Pol de Mar - Platja (04). Jaumellecha, CC0. Source

  • Sant Pol de Mar - Cartell (06)

    Sant Pol de Mar - Cartell (06). Jaumellecha, CC0. Source

  • Sant pol de mar

    Sant pol de mar. miki, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Platja de les Escaletes 2

    Platja de les Escaletes 2. Isidro Jabato, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 1 pm, sunset 6:56 pm
9 am
5.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
8.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:56 pm
Today
5.4Fair9 am2314
6.2Good10 am106
6.2Good11 am106
8.9Excellent12 pm117
7.3Great1 pm1811
6.8Good2 pm159
6.2Good3 pm1711
6.8Good4 pm149
8.4Great5 pm138
7.4Great6 pm149
Sat
5.3Fair9 am21
5.3Fair10 am11
5.1Fair11 am106
5.8Good12 pm138
5.7Good1 pm159
6.3Good2 pm1710
5.4Fair3 pm1711
5.1Fair4 pm1711
5.2Fair5 pm1711
5.5Good6 pm159
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 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 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 50 m160 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms80 m260 ft away
  • Showers80 m250 ft away
  • Drinking water110 m350 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m790 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink29 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground130 m410 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m550 ft
Nearest town
250 m830 ftSant Pol de Mar (village)
Nearest airport
56 km35 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

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 25%
  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 5%