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Playa de las Villas

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Playa de las Villas 3 photos

  • Playa Higuericas - 49286947823

    Playa Higuericas - 49286947823. Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Playa Higuericas - 49286958798

    Playa Higuericas - 49286958798. Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Chiringuito Pirata Dunas Higuericas

    Chiringuito Pirata Dunas Higuericas. Kent Wang from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:14 pm
9 am
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
15 km/h9 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
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
6.4Good9 am85
6.4Good10 am74
8.7Excellent11 am85
6.6Good12 pm106
6.8Good1 pm117
6.8Good2 pm159
6.6Good3 pm2012
6.8Good4 pm1710
6.9Good5 pm149
7.6Great6 pm138
8.4Great7 pm127
Sat
7.1Great9 am138
7.2Great10 am149
8.3Great11 am117
8.1Great12 pm106
8.5Excellent1 pm74
7.6Great2 pm53
9.3Excellent3 pm85
9.5Excellent4 pm106
9.5Excellent5 pm138
8.5Excellent6 pm1811
6.9Good7 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 1 am, -0.4 mHigh 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 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

  • Restrooms260 m850 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
630 m0.4 miCruces las Villas
Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miPilar de la Horadada (town)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miAeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU)

Nearby places

  • Cafetería ÁngelFood and drink
    310 m0.2 mi
  • Chiringito Las PistasFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi
  • Chiringuito PirataFood and drink
    520 m0.3 mi
  • Playa de las HiguericasFood and drink
    710 m0.4 mi
  • Chiringuito Ramon y Marisol / Restaurantes en Torre de la HoradadaFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi

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.

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 33%