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Playa El Castillico

Region of Murcia, Spain

Playa El Castillico 1 photo

  • Mar Menor desde Villananitos

    Mar Menor desde Villananitos. Anidae, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:14 pm
9 am
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
6.4Good9 am85
6.4Good10 am74
8.7Excellent11 am85
6.6Good12 pm106
6.8Good1 pm117
6.8Good2 pm159
6.6Good3 pm2012
6.8Good4 pm1710
6.9Good5 pm149
7.6Great6 pm138
8.4Great7 pm127
Sat
7.1Great9 am138
7.2Great10 am149
8.3Great11 am117
8.1Great12 pm106
8.5Excellent1 pm74
7.6Great2 pm53
9.3Excellent3 pm85
9.5Excellent4 pm106
9.5Excellent5 pm138
8.5Excellent6 pm1811
6.9Good7 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 1 am, -0.4 mHigh 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 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 m190 ft away
  • Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m300 ft
  • Playground410 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m570 ftLa Ribera - Calle Hortensia
Nearest town
2.3 km1.5 miSan Pedro del Pinatar (town)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miAeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU)

Nearby places

  • Blue TrocaderoFood and drink
    90 m300 ft
  • Restaurante El PortuguésSpanish
    600 m0.4 mi
  • Ramón el HuertanoFood and drink
    610 m0.4 mi
  • d'loungeInternational
    620 m0.4 mi
  • Casa de MariaFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

  • Castillico0.0 km0.0 mi north-east away
    8.7 Excellent later
  • La Puntica0.5 km0.3 mi east away
    8.7 Excellent later
  • Villananitos1.0 km0.6 mi north-east away
    8.7 Excellent later
  • Colón1.2 km0.7 mi south-west away
    8.7 Excellent later
  • Playa de Colón1.2 km0.7 mi south-west away
    8.7 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa El Castillico.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 33%