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Platja de Ponent

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:57 pm
9 am
5.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
8.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
128 km/hmph W
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:57 pm
Today
5.8Good9 am149
5.6Good10 am149
6.1Good11 am138
6.5Good12 pm117
8.0Great1 pm42
8.2Great2 pm74
7.3Great3 pm2012
6.8Good4 pm2415
6.6Good5 pm1912
7.1Great6 pm1711
Sat
5.1Fair9 am64
5.3Fair10 am74
5.5Good11 am74
5.5Good12 pm64
5.6Good1 pm64
5.6Good2 pm74
5.7Good3 pm117
5.7Good4 pm106
5.8Good5 pm96
5.9Good6 pm74
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

  • Drinking water120 m400 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables280 m900 ft away
  • Playground260 m860 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m460 ftC. de la Xinesca/C. del Congrés
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miVilassar de Mar (town)
Nearest airport
33 km21 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.

  • Sat5.9 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 19%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%