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Platja Gran

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Platja Gran 2 photos

  • Ile de tabarca , la plage - panoramio

    Ile de tabarca , la plage - panoramio. chisloup, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Ile de tabarca , la plage - panoramio (1)

    Ile de tabarca , la plage - panoramio (1). chisloup, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:13 pm
9 am
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
127 km/hmph W
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:13 pm
Today
6.1Good9 am117
6.8Good10 am117
7.4Great11 am127
6.3Good12 pm1711
6.2Good1 pm2213
6.4Good2 pm2214
6.6Good3 pm2012
6.8Good4 pm1710
7.1Great5 pm106
6.7Good6 pm1911
6.2Good7 pm2616
Sat
7.1Great9 am85
7.6Great10 am106
7.7Great11 am127
7.7Great12 pm117
6.5Good1 pm95
6.6Good2 pm106
6.6Good3 pm138
8.5Excellent4 pm138
7.3Great5 pm159
8.0Great6 pm1711
7.0Great7 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, -0.5 m. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 1 am, -0.5 m. Low at 7 am, -0.5 mHigh 9 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 am, -0.5 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, -0.5 m1 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

  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 880 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
8.3 km5.2 miSanta Pola (town)
Nearest airport
70 km43 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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 15%