Check the Beach

Platja Gran

Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Platja Gran 1 photo

  • Cadaques harbour, Costa Brava, Catalonia

    Cadaques harbour, Costa Brava, Catalonia. Gabriele Delhey, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:52 pm
9 am
8.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
4.5
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
36 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
7.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
21 km/h13 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
17°C62°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:52 pm
Today
8.0Great9 am128
7.6GreatNow1912
4.5Fair11 am4125
4.4Fair12 pm3623
4.5Fair1 pm3119
5.1Fair2 pm2817
7.2Great3 pm2817
7.6Great4 pm2314
8.0Great5 pm2214
7.9Great6 pm2113
Sat
4.3Fair9 am2214
4.9Fair10 am1912
4.9Fair11 am2113
5.1Fair12 pm2113
5.5Good1 pm1811
5.9Good2 pm149
6.1Good3 pm128
6.0Good4 pm128
6.0Good5 pm21
5.9Good6 pm53
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, -0.4 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, -0.5 mLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, -0.5 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

  • Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers50 m150 ft away
  • Drinking water250 m810 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m770 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink71 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 30 m110 ft
  • Playground70 m230 ft away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
490 m0.3 miCadaqués estació d'autobusos
Nearest town
280 m920 ftCadaqués (village)
Nearest airport
148 km92 miAeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-el Prat (BCN)

Nearby places

  • Maritim BarFood and drink
    30 m110 ft
  • BoiaFood and drink
    30 m110 ft
  • CasinoFood and drink
    70 m220 ft
  • GispertFood and drink
    80 m250 ft
  • Restaurant MosFood and drink
    80 m250 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 Gran.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 3%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%