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El Charco

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

El Charco 3 photos

  • Hora azul en la cala del Xarco / Charco. Pequeña cala cercana a Villajoyosa. Entre el mar que estaba calmado y con unas aguas cristalinas, justo cuando el sol empieza a desaparecer y deja unos tonos r

    Hora azul en la cala del Xarco / Charco. Pequeña cala cercana a Villajoyosa. Entre el mar que estaba calmado y con unas aguas cristalinas, justo cuando el sol empieza a desaparecer y deja unos tonos r. Jesús Alenda, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Vista aérea de la Cala El Xarco de Villajoyosa (España). En ella se encuentra una playa de piedras, poco concurrida y donde está autorizada la presencia y baño de mascostas como perros.

    Vista aérea de la Cala El Xarco de Villajoyosa (España). En ella se encuentra una playa de piedras, poco concurrida y donde está autorizada la presencia y baño de mascostas como perros.. Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Cala el Charco

    Cala el Charco. Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 7:12 pm
Now
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
9.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C67°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:12 pm
Today
6.3GoodNow74
9.0Excellent10 am95
9.3Excellent11 am117
8.4Great12 pm95
7.1Great1 pm32
7.1Great2 pm74
7.1Great3 pm127
7.0Great4 pm138
6.9Good5 pm149
6.9Good6 pm117
6.9Good7 pm106
Sat
8.0Great9 am85
8.3Great10 am74
7.9Great11 am85
6.6Good12 pm127
6.7Good1 pm127
6.5Good2 pm1610
6.5Good3 pm1610
6.3Good4 pm2012
6.5Good5 pm2113
6.7Good6 pm1710
7.1Great7 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 m. Low at 7 am, -0.5 mHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ftLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.5 m2 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m180 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
5.1 km3.2 mila Vila Joiosa / Villajoyosa (town)
Nearest airport
106 km66 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 8%