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Platja del Francàs

Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Platja del Francàs 1 photo

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Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 7:01 pm
9 am
5.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
9.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
7 pm
8.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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
14°C56°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:01 pm
Today
5.7Good9 am53
7.2Great10 am64
6.7Good11 am106
7.8Great12 pm95
9.2Excellent1 pm149
8.9Excellent2 pm1811
8.9Excellent3 pm2013
8.9Excellent4 pm2113
8.9Excellent5 pm2013
8.8Excellent6 pm1912
8.8Excellent7 pm159
Sat
5.6Good9 am53
5.6Good10 am53
5.8Good11 am63
6.0Good12 pm43
6.2Good1 pm42
6.3Good2 pm53
6.3Good3 pm64
6.4Good4 pm74
6.3Good5 pm85
6.3Good6 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, -0.5 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.5 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.5 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

  • Drinking water420 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m680 ft
  • Playground380 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
550 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
4 km2.5 miRoda de Berà (village)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miAeroport de Reus (REU)

Nearby places

  • Cal FrancàsFood and drink
    210 m680 ft
  • Masia FrancàsFood and drink
    580 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%