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platja de les Escaletes

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

platja de les Escaletes 1 photo

  • Sant Pol de Mar - Avinguda del Doctor Furest - View ENE

    Sant Pol de Mar - Avinguda del Doctor Furest - View ENE. Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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 m150 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms270 m880 ft away
  • Showers60 m190 ft away
  • Drinking water230 m740 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink29 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables500 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground240 m780 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m560 ftCtra. N-II - Platja del Morer
Nearest town
350 m0.2 miSant Pol de Mar (village)
Nearest airport
57 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

Compare hotels and apartments near platja de les Escaletes.

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%