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Gran Playa

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Gran Playa 2 photos

  • Paseo Marítimo, Paseo Adolfo Suárez in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January

    Paseo Marítimo, Paseo Adolfo Suárez in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande) (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Santa Pola, Spain 2024-02-07

    Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande) (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Santa Pola, Spain 2024-02-07. Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:13 pm
9 am
5.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.5
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
117 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:13 pm
Today
5.9Good9 am148
6.0Good10 am138
7.6Great11 am117
6.5Good12 pm149
6.4Good1 pm1911
6.4Good2 pm2314
7.5Great3 pm2113
6.7Good4 pm1811
7.2Great5 pm96
6.2Good6 pm2516
5.5Good7 pm3321
Sat
7.5Great9 am1510
7.8Great10 am159
8.0Great11 am1610
8.0Great12 pm1610
6.3Good1 pm149
6.5Good2 pm138
8.8Excellent3 pm138
9.5Excellent4 pm149
7.7Great5 pm1711
6.8Good6 pm2113
7.6Great7 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 8 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 m. High at 1 am, -0.5 mLow 8 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.5 m2 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

  • LifeguardStation 80 m260 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms200 m650 ft away
  • Showers80 m260 ft away
  • Food and drink87 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground420 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
100 m340 ftSanta Pola, Gran Platja - Almoradí
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miSanta Pola (town)
Nearest airport
65 km40 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

Compare hotels and apartments near Gran Playa.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 10%