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Cala Cortina

Region of Murcia, Spain

Cala Cortina 1 photo

  • Pequeña cala situada en el municipio de Cartagena, al sur de la Región de Murcia

    Pequeña cala situada en el municipio de Cartagena, al sur de la Región de Murcia. Beatriz90, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:16 pm
9 am
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7 pm
8.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
53 km/hmph N
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:16 pm
Today
6.2Good9 am42
6.3Good10 am43
6.9Good11 am42
7.2Great12 pm53
6.9Good1 pm32
7.0Great2 pm42
7.0Great3 pm21
7.0Great4 pm32
7.0Great5 pm63
7.4Great6 pm64
8.5Excellent7 pm74
Sat
8.0Great9 am74
8.2Great10 am74
8.5Excellent11 am74
7.5Great12 pm75
7.7Great1 pm74
8.8Excellent2 pm21
8.0Great3 pm64
8.7Excellent4 pm96
9.6Excellent5 pm117
8.3Great6 pm128
7.7Great7 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.5 m. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 mLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.4 m1 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

  • Restrooms60 m200 ft away
  • Drinking water40 m130 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m190 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m140 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
100 m330 ftCala Cortina
Nearest town
4 km2.5 miCartagena (city)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miAeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU)

Nearby places

  • Restaurante Mares BravasFood and drink
    40 m140 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 Cala Cortina.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 14%