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el Bancalet de l'Arena

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to 5 pm, sunset 7:13 pm
9 am
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.0
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
64 km/hmph W
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:13 pm
Today
5.9Good9 am74
6.4Good10 am85
8.0Great11 am148
6.5Good12 pm2012
6.6Good1 pm1912
6.8Good2 pm1610
7.4Great3 pm159
7.1Great4 pm127
6.8Good5 pm1710
6.7Good6 pm1711
6.7Good7 pm1710
Sat
7.0Great9 am64
7.2Great10 am53
7.7Great11 am63
7.5Great12 pm74
6.7Good1 pm74
6.8Good2 pm117
6.7Good3 pm138
7.0Great4 pm128
6.9Good5 pm159
7.8Great6 pm1510
7.9Great7 pm149
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, -0.5 mHigh 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 am, -0.5 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

  • Boat ramp270 m890 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miSanta Pola (town)
Nearest airport
70 km43 miAeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU)

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.

  • Sat7.9 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 15%