Beach forecast for South District
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (CET) · Gibraltar, Gibraltar Today, Thu, Oct 29 · CET- Swimming
- Calm · 2.2 ft
- Water
- 69 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 4 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 10:23 am and 10:50 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in South District (5/10). The best hours are from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm: sunshine, a calm sea and low tide at 10:23 am, though with moderate wind. The best day this week is Monday, November 2, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 2.2 ft | 69 °F | 4 |
| Fri 30 | 5Fair beach day | 2:00–4:00 pm | Calm · 1.8 ft | 69 °F | 3 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 2:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 1.5 ft | 69 °F | 4 |
| Sun 1 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.5 ft | 69 °F | 4 |
| Mon 2 | 8Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 1.4 ft | 69 °F | 4 |
| Tue 3 | 7Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm10:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 0.7 ft | 69 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.7 ft | 68 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Mostly sunny
- Feels like 70 °F: mild
- Calm for swimming: 2.2 ft waves
- UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 69 °F (cool)
- Low tide at 10:23 am: more sand
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.2 ft
2.2 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 69 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30
Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 14 mph
Moderate onshore wind (14 mph).
- Tide & sand 10:23 am
Low tide at 10:23 am and 10:50 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:53 am and 5:10 pm.
The best window, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, brings sunshine, a calm sea and low tide at 10:23 am, though with moderate wind.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am | 5 | Partly cloudy | 69 °F | 9 mph | 2.0 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 5 | Partly cloudy | 70 °F | 9 mph | 2.1 ft | 1 |
| 11:00 am | 6 | Partly cloudy | 70 °F | 10 mph | 2.1 ft | 3 |
| 12:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 70 °F | 12 mph | 2.2 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 5 | Mainly clear | 70 °F | 14 mph | 2.2 ft | 4 |
| 2:00 pm | 5 | Mainly clear | 70 °F | 14 mph | 2.2 ft | 3 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Mainly clear | 70 °F | 13 mph | 2.2 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 70 °F | 12 mph | 2.2 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 70 °F | 12 mph | 2.2 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near South District
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Windmill Hill Beach 0.3 mi · NE
- Parking
- Camp Bay 0.5 mi · NW
- Parking
- Algarrobo Beach 1.2 mi · N
- Parking
- Catalan Bay 1.8 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Eastern Beach 2.4 mi · N
- Lifeguard
- Parking
- Playa de Santa Bárbara 3.0 mi · N
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa de Poniente 3.4 mi · N
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa de Levante 3.9 mi · N
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Bathing water quality: European Environment Agency (EEA), with data from the Spanish Ministry of Health (Náyade).
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 1.4 of 3, warmth 1.8 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 0.9 of 1; minus wind 0.6.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in South District
Is it a beach day in South District today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, with sunshine, a calm sea and low tide at 10:23 am, though with moderate wind.
What are the swimming conditions in South District today?
2.2 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in South District?
About 69 °F today: cool. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in South District today?
UV reaches 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in South District?
Today low tide is at 10:23 am and 10:50 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 4:53 am and 5:10 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in South District?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
What beaches are near South District?
Windmill Hill Beach (0.3 mi), Camp Bay (0.5 mi), Algarrobo Beach (1.2 mi), Catalan Bay (1.8 mi) and Eastern Beach (2.4 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about South District today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Gibraltar (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data