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Platja de Portbou

Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France

Platja de Portbou 1 photo

  • Portbou .

    Portbou .. Nostrix, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
9 am
5.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.6
38 km/h23 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
15°C58°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
5.8Good9 am149
5.2Fair10 am1912
6.6Good11 am3823
6.6Good12 pm3421
6.7Good1 pm3421
7.0Great2 pm2818
7.4Great3 pm2415
7.6Great4 pm2214
7.8Great5 pm1912
7.4Great6 pm2113
Sat
4.2Fair9 am2314
4.5Fair10 am2012
4.5Fair11 am2314
4.7Fair12 pm2113
5.4Fair1 pm1711
5.9Good2 pm117
6.0Good3 pm95
6.1Good4 pm53
6.0Good5 pm95
5.9Good6 pm75
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 2 am, -0.6 mLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.5 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 2 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

  • Restrooms70 m210 ft away
  • Drinking water230 m740 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m280 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m160 ft
  • Playground30 m90 ft away
  • Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
40 m130 ftPortbou
Nearest town
170 m570 ftPortbou (village)

Nearby places

  • Guingueta el campanerFood and drink
    50 m160 ft
  • Bar Restaurant L'ancoraFood and drink
    70 m240 ft
  • Pica PicanteFood and drink
    110 m350 ft
  • Bar Restaurant RikyRegional
    120 m410 ft
  • Restaurant AndresFood and drink
    150 m490 ft

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 Portbou.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%