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Playa de Poniente

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Playa de Poniente 3 photos

  • Apartment buildings at Playa del Acequión in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January

    Apartment buildings at Playa del Acequión in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Apartment buildings at Playa del Acequión in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January - 3

    Apartment buildings at Playa del Acequión in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January - 3. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • A corner of apartment building at Playa del Acequión in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January

    A corner of apartment building at Playa del Acequión in Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January. 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

  • Restrooms140 m440 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink54 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 70 m230 ft
  • Playground180 m600 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m940 ftAvenida Desiderio Rodríguez
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miTorrevieja (town)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miAeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU)

Nearby places

  • Luna crecienteFood and drink
    70 m230 ft
  • El RefugioTraditional
    160 m510 ft
  • Los AmigosFood and drink
    170 m540 ft
  • La TerazaFood and drink
    180 m600 ft
  • El HuertanoFood and drink
    180 m600 ft

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%