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Platja de Sant Esteve de la Fosca

Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Platja de Sant Esteve de la Fosca 1 photo

  • Spain. Catalunya, Girona. Palamós (La Fosca). Castillo de Sant Esteve de la Fosca. Castle (Castillo de Sant Esteve de la Fosca). The site.

    Spain. Catalunya, Girona. Palamós (La Fosca). Castillo de Sant Esteve de la Fosca. Castle (Castillo de Sant Esteve de la Fosca). The site.. PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:53 pm
9 am
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph SW
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
5.4Fair9 am138
5.5Good10 am74
8.2Great11 am117
6.2Good12 pm1610
7.1Great1 pm2314
8.4Great2 pm106
8.5Excellent3 pm96
7.5Great4 pm96
6.7Good5 pm42
6.3Good6 pm74
Sat
4.9Fair9 am64
5.2Fair10 am42
6.2Good11 am21
6.4Good12 pm32
5.7Good1 pm63
5.6Good2 pm106
5.4Fair3 pm138
5.1Fair4 pm1610
4.9Fair5 pm1610
4.9Fair6 pm1811
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 mLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.4 m1 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

  • Showers70 m230 ft away
  • Drinking water70 m220 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m210 ft
  • Playground210 m690 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
960 m0.6 mi
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miSant Joan de Palamós (village)
Nearest airport
108 km67 miAeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-el Prat (BCN)

Nearby places

  • Maroni BeachFood and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • El TimonFood and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • SansibarFood and drink
    210 m690 ft
  • Hostel Restaurant La FoscaFood and drink
    220 m710 ft
  • Can PujolFood and drink
    270 m880 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 Sant Esteve de la Fosca.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 27%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%