Check the Beach

Platja del Baconer

Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Platja del Baconer 1 photo

  • L'Ampolla (Tarragona, Spain)

    L'Ampolla (Tarragona, Spain). Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:05 pm
9 am
8.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
21°C71°F
Wind
64 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:05 pm
Today
8.0Great9 am63
8.6Excellent10 am64
9.1Excellent11 am96
7.4Great12 pm3220
7.7Great1 pm2817
7.9Great2 pm3019
6.9Good3 pm3019
8.0Great4 pm3119
7.8Great5 pm3119
7.4Great6 pm3119
7.3Great7 pm3019
Sat
7.5Great9 am1811
7.0Great10 am1711
5.4Fair11 am1912
5.6Good12 pm1811
5.8Good1 pm1811
6.1Good2 pm1711
6.6Good3 pm138
6.5Good4 pm127
6.8Good5 pm96
6.4Good6 pm106
6.6Good7 pm106
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 2 am, -0.6 mLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.4 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

  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 660 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
620 m0.4 miAv. Sant Joan - C. Sant Antoni (Ajuntament)
Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 mil'Ampolla (village)
Nearest airport
53 km33 miAeroport de Reus (REU)

Nearby places

  • Salazar'sFood and drink
    660 m0.4 mi

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 del Baconer.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 12%