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platja de los Locos

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

platja de los Locos 2 photos

  • Playa de los Locos beach in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January. The long apartment building in the background is from 1981.

    Playa de los Locos beach in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2022 January. The long apartment building in the background is from 1981.. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Houses of Avenida Alfredo Nobel by the coast of los Locos in Punta del Salaret, Playa de los Locos, Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2025 February.

    Houses of Avenida Alfredo Nobel by the coast of los Locos in Punta del Salaret, Playa de los Locos, Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain in 2025 February.. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 1 pm, sunset 7:14 pm
9 am
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
9.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C62°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
63 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
5.9Good9 am74
6.1Good10 am64
6.7Good11 am85
9.2Excellent12 pm106
6.8Good1 pm149
6.7Good2 pm1710
6.8Good3 pm1610
7.0Great4 pm149
6.9Good5 pm149
7.1Great6 pm117
7.1Great7 pm64
Sat
6.9Good9 am95
7.3Great10 am106
7.7Great11 am127
8.6Excellent12 pm117
7.2Great1 pm117
6.8Good2 pm74
6.9Good3 pm64
7.2Great4 pm85
8.3Great5 pm128
9.1Excellent6 pm149
7.2Great7 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.5 m. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. High at 2 am, -0.4 mLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 2 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

  • Showers140 m440 ft away
  • Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m570 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink50 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground200 m670 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
30 m100 ftAvenida Mariano Ruíz, 24
Nearest town
2 km1.2 miTorrevieja (town)
Nearest airport
45 km28 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.

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 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%