Ensenada de los Galápagos Beach

Melilla, Spain

Paid parking

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 7:26 pm

9 am
6.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

11 am
8.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

7 pm
8.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 20°C67°F
Water: 21°C70°F
Wind: 74 km/hmph WSW
Gusts: 127 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 6%
Sunset: 7:26 pm

Today

6.2Good9 am75

6.8Good10 am95

8.6Excellent11 am128

7.6Great12 pm1610

7.7Great1 pm1912

7.3Great2 pm2013

7.2Great3 pm2213

7.6Great4 pm2113

7.3Great5 pm2012

7.4Great6 pm1912

8.5Excellent7 pm1610

Sat

8.5Excellent9 am63

8.8Excellent10 am43

9.2Excellent11 am32

9.4Excellent12 pm53

9.4Excellent1 pm85

9.5Excellent2 pm85

9.5Excellent3 pm85

9.4Excellent4 pm95

9.4Excellent5 pm75

9.4Excellent6 pm64

9.3Excellent7 pm43

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 2 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
Low 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
High 2 am, -0.2 m<1 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

Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as paid
Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m530 ft
Playground150 m500 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town: 600 m0.4 miMelilla (city)

Nearby places

Bar SevillaFood and drink
160 m530 ft
La PérgolaRegional
170 m550 ft
Café Bar NavonaFish
210 m680 ft
La Taberna AndaluzaFood and drink
220 m730 ft
La AndaluzaFood and drink
230 m760 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Trapana Cove0.1 km0.1 mi east away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow
Trápana0.1 km0.1 mi east away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow
Alcazaba Beach0.4 km0.2 mi north away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow
Alcazaba0.4 km0.2 mi north away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow
San Lorenzo Beach0.9 km0.5 mi south away
9.3 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Ensenada de los Galápagos Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Wed7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 8%
Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 4%