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La Mata

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

La Mata 3 photos

  • A park path at Playa Torrelamata in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January.

    A park path at Playa Torrelamata in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January.. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • A wooden ramp to the beach at Playa Torrelamata in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January.

    A wooden ramp to the beach at Playa Torrelamata in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January.. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • A park path at Playa Torrelamata in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January.

    A park path at Playa Torrelamata in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January.. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 1 pm, sunset 7:14 pm
Now
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
8.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.0
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
6.2GoodNow117
6.4Good10 am117
8.6Excellent11 am117
7.6Great12 pm149
6.3Good1 pm2013
8.2Great2 pm2214
6.6Good3 pm1912
8.5Excellent4 pm159
6.9Good5 pm149
8.0Great6 pm127
7.0Great7 pm2515
Sat
7.0Great9 am148
7.4Great10 am148
7.7Great11 am1510
8.3Great12 pm149
7.1Great1 pm138
6.7Good2 pm75
6.8Good3 pm74
8.0Great4 pm96
8.8Excellent5 pm159
8.7Excellent6 pm1912
6.9Good7 pm2113
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 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 m. Low at 8 am, -0.5 mHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 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

  • Restrooms190 m610 ft away
  • Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink35 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 miAvenida Francia, 2
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miLa Mata (village)
Nearest airport
48 km30 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.

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 20%