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Platja de Malgrat

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Platja de Malgrat 1 photo

  • Costa del Maresme-2016

    Costa del Maresme-2016. Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:55 pm
9 am
4.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
19°C66°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
3119 km/hmph SW
Gusts
4629 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:55 pm
Today
4.7Fair9 am3119
5.1Fair10 am2515
6.2Good11 am117
7.4Great12 pm127
7.4Great1 pm1711
7.0Great2 pm1811
7.4Great3 pm138
7.7Great4 pm159
8.2Great5 pm159
8.2Great6 pm138
Sat
5.0Fair9 am53
5.3Fair10 am53
5.3Fair11 am21
5.7Good12 pm127
4.9Fair1 pm159
5.3Fair2 pm1610
4.7Fair3 pm1711
4.7Fair4 pm1811
4.7Fair5 pm1811
5.1Fair6 pm1711
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 7 pm, -0.5 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 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

  • Restrooms270 m890 ft away
  • Drinking water80 m260 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m830 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m680 ftSant Esteve - Mar
Nearest town
530 m0.3 miMalgrat de Mar (town)
Nearest airport
67 km42 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.

  • Sat5.7 GoodBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 35%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%