Playa de Poniente
Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Today at a glance
Best: 11 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:11 pm5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
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
- 15°C59°F
- Water
- 24°C74°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:11 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 7 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- Low 2 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
- Restrooms320 m0.2 mi away
- ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- Parking61 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink71 within 1 km0.6 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 80 m260 ft
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km1 miBenidorm (town)
- Nearest airport
- 118 km73 miAeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Platgeta del Mal Pas1.4 km0.8 mi east away8.7 Excellent later
- Finestrat2.1 km1.3 mi south-west away8.7 Excellent later
- Playa de Finestrat2.2 km1.4 mi south-west away8.7 Excellent later
- Platja de Llevant2.5 km1.5 mi east away8.7 Excellent later
- Raco Conill3.6 km2.2 mi south-west away8.7 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Playa de Poniente.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Wed7.6 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 5%
- Thu6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 12%