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Platja la Caleta

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Platja la Caleta 5 photos

  • Blue hour at Xarco's Beach

    Blue hour at Xarco's Beach. Jesús Alenda, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • ® S.D VILLAJOYOSA PLAYA PARAISO PEÑÓN - panoramio

    ® S.D VILLAJOYOSA PLAYA PARAISO PEÑÓN - panoramio. Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • ® S.D VILLAJOYOSA PLAYA PARAISO PEÑÓN - panoramio (2)

    ® S.D VILLAJOYOSA PLAYA PARAISO PEÑÓN - panoramio (2). Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Cala el Charco

    Cala el Charco. Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • La Torre del Xarco

    La Torre del Xarco. Jesús Alenda, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 7:12 pm
9 am
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
9.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 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
19°C66°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:12 pm
Today
6.3Good9 am74
9.0Excellent10 am95
9.3Excellent11 am117
8.4Great12 pm95
7.1Great1 pm32
7.1Great2 pm74
7.1Great3 pm127
7.0Great4 pm138
6.9Good5 pm149
6.9Good6 pm117
6.9Good7 pm106
Sat
8.0Great9 am85
8.3Great10 am74
7.9Great11 am85
6.6Good12 pm127
6.7Good1 pm127
6.5Good2 pm1610
6.5Good3 pm1610
6.3Good4 pm2012
6.5Good5 pm2113
6.7Good6 pm1710
7.1Great7 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 mHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
4 km2.5 mila Vila Joiosa / Villajoyosa (town)
Nearest airport
107 km66 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 Platja la Caleta.

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.

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 8%