Check the Beach

El Castellar

Region of Murcia, Spain

El Castellar 4 photos

  • Playa La Ermita

    Playa La Ermita. Evgeniy Isaev from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Sunset

    Sunset. Evgeniy Isaev from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Spanish sunset

    Spanish sunset. Evgeniy Isaev from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Spanish Sunset

    Spanish Sunset. Evgeniy Isaev from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:17 pm
9 am
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
8.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
25°C78°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:17 pm
Today
6.2Good9 am64
6.3Good10 am64
7.6Great11 am53
9.0Excellent12 pm53
6.9Good1 pm32
7.1Great2 pm21
7.0Great3 pm64
7.0Great4 pm85
7.3Great5 pm96
8.2Great6 pm96
8.8Excellent7 pm74
Sat
8.7Excellent9 am106
8.9Excellent10 am106
8.2Great11 am95
8.0Great12 pm85
8.1Great1 pm64
8.9Excellent2 pm11
8.6Excellent3 pm85
9.3Excellent4 pm127
9.5Excellent5 pm138
7.9Great6 pm138
7.1Great7 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 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 8 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 8 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

  • Drinking water380 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 180 m570 ft
  • Playground110 m370 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m370 ftPlaya Grande
Nearest town
4.8 km3 miMazarrón (town)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miAeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU)

Nearby places

  • La MesegueraSpanish
    180 m570 ft

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.

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 6%