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Varadero

Alacant / Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

Varadero 4 photos

  • Date palms in Playa de Levante beach in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January

    Date palms in Playa de Levante beach in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Apartment buildings as seen from Playa de Santa Pola in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January

    Apartment buildings as seen from Playa de Santa Pola in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Paseo Vicealmirante Blanco Garcia in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January

    Paseo Vicealmirante Blanco Garcia in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Paseo Vicealmirante Blanco Garcia in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January - 3

    Paseo Vicealmirante Blanco Garcia in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, 2022 January - 3. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:13 pm
9 am
5.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.5
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
117 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:13 pm
Today
5.9Good9 am148
6.0Good10 am138
7.6Great11 am117
6.5Good12 pm149
6.4Good1 pm1911
6.4Good2 pm2314
7.5Great3 pm2113
6.7Good4 pm1811
7.2Great5 pm96
6.2Good6 pm2516
5.5Good7 pm3321
Sat
7.5Great9 am1510
7.8Great10 am159
8.0Great11 am1610
8.0Great12 pm1610
6.3Good1 pm149
6.5Good2 pm138
8.8Excellent3 pm138
9.5Excellent4 pm149
7.7Great5 pm1711
6.8Good6 pm2113
7.6Great7 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 8 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 m. High at 1 am, -0.5 mLow 8 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 am, -0.5 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, -0.5 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

  • Showers50 m160 ft away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m250 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m260 ftAv. Santiago Bernabeu
Nearest town
1.7 km1 miSanta Pola (town)
Nearest airport
67 km42 miAeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU)

Nearby places

  • Nomo Varadero ArroceríaFood and drink
    80 m250 ft
  • VaraderoFood and drink
    240 m780 ft
  • MarinaFood and drink
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Bar Restaurante FoqueFood and drink
    940 m0.6 mi

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 Varadero.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 10%