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platja del Carritxal

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 7:12 pm
9 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
8.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 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
17°C63°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:12 pm
Today
6.1Good9 am74
8.3Great10 am95
8.9Excellent11 am149
7.9Great12 pm127
7.1Great1 pm95
6.9Good2 pm159
6.8Good3 pm1610
7.0Great4 pm138
7.0Great5 pm138
6.9Good6 pm138
6.8Good7 pm117
Sat
7.4Great9 am74
7.7Great10 am64
7.9Great11 am53
6.8Good12 pm96
6.7Good1 pm117
6.7Good2 pm148
6.8Good3 pm128
6.5Good4 pm1610
6.5Good5 pm1911
6.8Good6 pm1610
7.3Great7 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 2 am, -0.5 mLow 8 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 2 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 2 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.8 km3.6 miAigües (village)
Nearest airport
104 km65 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 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 8%