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Plage Les Grandes Elmes

Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France

Plage Les Grandes Elmes 2 photos

  • The Plage de Sana is the northernmost of the sand and pebble beaches in the French south coast resort of Banyuls-sur-Mer. It is separated from the beach beyond (the Plage des Elmes) by the small headl

    The Plage de Sana is the northernmost of the sand and pebble beaches in the French south coast resort of Banyuls-sur-Mer. It is separated from the beach beyond (the Plage des Elmes) by the small headl. Alan Mattingly, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • The Plage de Sana is the northernmost of the sand and pebble beaches in the French south coast resort of Banyuls-sur-Mer. It is separated from the beach beyond (the Plage des Elmes) by the small headl

    The Plage de Sana is the northernmost of the sand and pebble beaches in the French south coast resort of Banyuls-sur-Mer. It is separated from the beach beyond (the Plage des Elmes) by the small headl. Alan Mattingly, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
9 am
5.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.6
38 km/h23 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
5.8Good9 am149
5.2Fair10 am1912
6.6Good11 am3823
6.6Good12 pm3421
6.7Good1 pm3421
7.0Great2 pm2818
7.4Great3 pm2415
7.6Great4 pm2214
7.8Great5 pm1912
7.4Great6 pm2113
Sat
4.2Fair9 am2314
4.5Fair10 am2012
4.5Fair11 am2314
4.7Fair12 pm2113
5.4Fair1 pm1711
5.9Good2 pm117
6.0Good3 pm95
6.1Good4 pm53
6.0Good5 pm95
5.9Good6 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, -0.5 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 mLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.5 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.6 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

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Drinking water270 m880 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m210 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink29 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 290 m940 ft
  • DogsNot allowed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m820 ftLes Elmes
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miBanyuls-sur-Mer (village)
Nearest airport
35 km22 miAéroport de Perpignan - Rivesaltes Méditerranée (PGF)

Nearby places

  • La LittorineMediterranean
    290 m940 ft
  • La cabana d'ArnoRegional
    290 m960 ft
  • Ker LouisetteCrepe
    660 m0.4 mi
  • Bar à Huîtres de la Côte VermeilleFood and drink
    690 m0.4 mi
  • La PailloteMexican
    710 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%