Beach forecast for Playa de la Arena
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (CET) · Biscay, Spain Today, Thu, Oct 29 · CET- Swimming
- Use care · 4.0 ft
- Water
- 65 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 3 · SPF 15
- Low tide
- 12:09 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's not a beach day in Playa de la Arena (1/10). The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 2/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 1Not a beach day | Not today | Use care · 4.0 ft | 65 °F | 3 |
| Fri 30 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.5 ft | 65 °F | 3 |
| Sat 31 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.8 ft | 65 °F | 3 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.5 ft | 65 °F | 3 |
| Mon 2 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.4 ft | 65 °F | 2 |
| Tue 3 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.7 ft | 64 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.0 ft | 64 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Almost no wind
- Water at 65 °F (cool)
- Low tide at 12:09 pm: more sand
- Cloudy (88% cloud cover)
- Feels like 64 °F: chilly for the beach
- Swim with care: 4.0 ft waves every 11 s; high rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 4.0 ft
4.0 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 65 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 3 · SPF 15
Max UV 3 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.
- Wind 3 mph
Almost no wind.
- Tide & sand 12:09 pm
Low tide at 12:09 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:59 am and 6:28 pm.
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 | 0 | Overcast | 52 °F | 2 mph | 4.0 ft | 0 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Partly cloudy | 57 °F | 1 mph | 3.8 ft | 1 |
| 11:00 am | 2 | Partly cloudy | 60 °F | 1 mph | 3.8 ft | 2 |
| 12:00 pm | 1 | Partly cloudy | 62 °F | 1 mph | 3.7 ft | 3 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 62 °F | 3 mph | 3.7 ft | 3 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 63 °F | 3 mph | 3.8 ft | 2 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 63 °F | 2 mph | 3.8 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 64 °F | 2 mph | 3.9 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 63 °F | 2 mph | 3.9 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Playa de la Arena
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Cala del Resguardo 0.3 mi · SW
- Showers
- Parking
- Cala del Socorro 0.3 mi · SW
- Showers
- Parking
- Cala del Vivero 0.4 mi · NE
- Playa del Lastrón 0.5 mi · NE
- Playa de Zierbena 2.0 mi · E
- Parking
- Playa de Dicido 4.0 mi · W
- Showers
- Parking
Poor water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Arrigunaga 5.0 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Ereaga 5.3 mi · E
- 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 2 of 3, warmth 0 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus cold 1 and waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
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 Playa de la Arena
Is it a beach day in Playa de la Arena today?
Not a beach day: 1/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Playa de la Arena today?
4.0 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Playa de la Arena?
About 65 °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 Playa de la Arena today?
UV reaches 3 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Playa de la Arena?
Today low tide is at 12:09 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 5:59 am and 6:28 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Playa de la Arena?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: not a beach day (2/10).
What beaches are near Playa de la Arena?
Cala del Resguardo (0.3 mi), Cala del Socorro (0.3 mi), Cala del Vivero (0.4 mi), Playa del Lastrón (0.5 mi) and Playa de Zierbena (2.0 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 Playa de la Arena 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 FES2022 (AVISO/CNES) and the sun from astronomy-engine. FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.