Platja de Ponent

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Paid parking

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 2 pm, sunset 6:57 pm

9 am
5.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

10 am
5.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

12 pm
8.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

2 pm
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

3 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

4 pm
5.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

6 pm
7.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 19°C66°F
Water: 22°C71°F
Wind: 1912 km/hmph W
Gusts: 2717 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:57 pm

Today

5.7Good9 am2012

5.9Good10 am1710

6.2Good11 am64

8.8Excellent12 pm42

8.2Great1 pm159

6.0Good2 pm2012

5.8Good3 pm2113

5.9Good4 pm2113

6.4Good5 pm2012

7.2Great6 pm2113

Sat

5.1Fair9 am106

5.1Fair10 am96

5.3Fair11 am95

5.4Fair12 pm96

5.7Good1 pm106

6.3Good2 pm127

5.7Good3 pm138

5.5Good4 pm149

5.7Good5 pm138

6.0Good6 pm127

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Restrooms20 m70 ft away
Drinking water440 m0.3 mi away
Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Listed as paid
Food and drink31 within 1 km0.6 mi
Playground320 m0.2 mi away
Boat ramp300 m0.2 mi away
Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 380 m0.2 miAvinguda del Maresme / Tecnocampus
Nearest town: 1.3 km0.8 miMataró (city)
Nearest airport: 39 km24 miAeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-el Prat (BCN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Platja del Varador1.1 km0.7 mi north-east away
8.5 Excellent later
Platja de Sant Simó2.2 km1.4 mi north-east away
8.5 Excellent later
Cala del Castell2.8 km1.8 mi north-east away
8.5 Excellent later
Platja de Cabrera3.4 km2.1 mi south-west away
8.5 Excellent later
Platja de Vinyals3.8 km2.4 mi south-west away
8.5 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat6.3 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 23%
Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 4%
Thu6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 2%