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Playa de Horcas Coloradas

Melilla, Spain

Playa de Horcas Coloradas 2 photos

  • Horcas Coloradas (1)

    Horcas Coloradas (1). Olea, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Los Cortados de Horcas

    Los Cortados de Horcas. Olea, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:26 pm
7 am
6.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
8.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
6%
Sunset
5:26 pm
Today
6.3Good7 am75
6.9Good8 am95
8.7Excellent9 am128
7.7Great10 am1610
7.8Great11 am1912
7.4Great12 pm2013
7.2Great1 pm2213
7.7Great2 pm2113
7.4Great3 pm2012
7.5Great4 pm1912
8.6Excellent5 pm1610
Sat
8.6Excellent7 am63
8.9Excellent8 am43
9.3Excellent9 am32
9.5Excellent10 am53
9.5Excellent11 am85
9.6Excellent12 pm85
9.6Excellent1 pm85
9.5Excellent2 pm95
9.5Excellent3 pm75
9.5Excellent4 pm64
9.4Excellent5 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.5 m. High at 12 am, -0.2 mHigh 12 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 6 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 12 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
970 m0.6 miBus Cabrerizas
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miMelilla (city)

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.

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%