Check the Beach

Cala Capitán

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Cala Capitán 1 photo

  • A beach in Cala Capitán in Cabo Roig in Orihuela Costa, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January.

    A beach in Cala Capitán in Cabo Roig in Orihuela Costa, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January.. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:14 pm
9 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 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
18°C64°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
6.1Good9 am74
6.3Good10 am63
8.4Great11 am74
7.3Great12 pm85
6.9Good1 pm127
6.8Good2 pm1610
6.7Good3 pm1811
6.9Good4 pm159
6.9Good5 pm149
7.3Great6 pm128
7.5Great7 pm96
Sat
7.1Great9 am127
8.0Great10 am128
8.4Great11 am117
8.1Great12 pm127
8.0Great1 pm96
7.1Great2 pm64
9.4Excellent3 pm85
9.6Excellent4 pm106
9.5Excellent5 pm138
8.9Excellent6 pm1510
6.4Good7 pm1912
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

  • Restrooms120 m390 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m160 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink23 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m200 ft
  • Playground380 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
800 m0.5 miMaestro Torralba, 13
Nearest town
3.8 km2.4 miDehesa de Campoamor (village)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miAeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU)

Nearby places

  • ChiringuitoFood and drink
    60 m200 ft
  • Beach HouseMediterranean
    140 m450 ft
  • La MiradaFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi
  • Makai cafeBurger
    660 m0.4 mi
  • Restaurante Chino BienvenidosChinese
    750 m0.5 mi

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 Capitán.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 33%