Platja d'en Ballesta

Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Free parking

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm

9 am
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

11 am
5.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
5.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
6.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

3 pm
9.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
9.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
9.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 15°C58°F
Water: 21°C69°F
Wind: 53 km/hmph W
Gusts: 106 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:53 pm

Today

7.9Great9 am138

7.6Great10 am1610

5.1Fair11 am2012

5.2Fair12 pm1811

6.1Good1 pm43

6.5Good2 pm96

9.0Excellent3 pm138

9.1Excellent4 pm117

9.0Excellent5 pm138

8.4Great6 pm1610

Sat

5.0Fair9 am1610

5.2Fair10 am149

5.5Good11 am138

5.8Good12 pm127

5.9Good1 pm85

6.0Good2 pm74

6.0Good3 pm95

5.9Good4 pm74

5.9Good5 pm42

5.9Good6 pm95

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

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
High 7 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

Showers380 m0.2 mi away
Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as free
Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m830 ft
Picnic tables390 m0.2 mi away
Playground380 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 290 m950 ft
Nearest town: 1.4 km0.9 miCadaqués (village)
Nearest airport: 150 km93 miAeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-el Prat (BCN)

Nearby places

Can Juli & XiringuitoFood and drink
250 m830 ft
El xiri d'en daniFood and drink
330 m0.2 mi
Es Restaurant de Chefs de Port-LligatCocina de autor
460 m0.3 mi
LlevantCoffee shop
480 m0.3 mi
Rostisseria - Pillo PolloChicken
830 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Platja del Cau de sa Guineu0.4 km0.2 mi south-east away
8.9 Excellent later
Cala de Massabous0.7 km0.4 mi south-east away
8.9 Excellent later
Platja de Guillola1.2 km0.7 mi north-east away
7.4 Great later
Platja Gran1.3 km0.8 mi south-west away
8.9 Excellent later
Platja de ses Oliveres1.3 km0.8 mi south away
8.9 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Platja d'en Ballesta.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat6.0 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Sun7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.4 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
Tue7.5 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Thu6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 3%