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platja de Ponent

Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

platja de Ponent 1 photo

  • 43840 Salou, Tarragona, Spain - panoramio (15)

    43840 Salou, Tarragona, Spain - panoramio (15). Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 7:02 pm
9 am
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
30 km/h18 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.5
27 km/h17 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
15°C60°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:02 pm
Today
7.9Great9 am117
8.1Great10 am148
7.2Great11 am2013
6.8Good12 pm2616
7.4Great1 pm2214
7.9Great2 pm2616
8.3Great3 pm2616
7.8Great4 pm2918
7.6Great5 pm3018
7.6Great6 pm2918
7.5Great7 pm2717
Sat
5.6Good9 am74
5.6Good10 am53
5.7Good11 am63
5.9Good12 pm32
6.0Good1 pm53
6.2Good2 pm64
6.3Good3 pm32
6.4Good4 pm32
6.4Good5 pm21
6.4Good6 pm42
7.1Great7 pm85
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 m. High at 6 am, -0.5 mLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, -0.5 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

  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Showers70 m220 ft away
  • Drinking water490 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink67 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground90 m300 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m270 ftPasseig de Miramar, 40 (pal parada)
Nearest town
1.7 km1 miSalou (town)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeroport de Reus (REU)

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 Ponent.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 6%