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Costa Blanca tides
The Costa Blanca has 119 coastal places, including 53 main ones. Its astronomical tide is only about 0.4 ft: here the sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure.
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- Astronomical tide 0.4 ft almost none: wind and pressure rule
- Coastal places 119 53 main ones
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee
- Sun 7:23 am–6:06 pm 10 h 43 min of daylight
- Moon 93% · 7:32 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pm
Costa Blanca at a glance
- Coastal places: 119 (53 main ones and 66 more): 69 beaches, 49 towns and cities and 1 pier.
- Province: Alicante.
- Astronomical tide: about 0.4 ft from high to low today (Alicante station, TICON-4). Wind and pressure move the sea more than the tide does.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with the moon near perigee.
- Sun: rises 3 minutes earlier in Cala Sardinera than in Pilar de la Horadada, at the two ends of the area.
Main places in the Costa Blanca
- Alicante
- Torrevieja
- Benidorm
- Denia
- Villajoyosa
- Xàbia
- Campello
- Guardamar del Segura
- Calpe
- Pilar de la Horadada
- Santa Pola
- Altea
- Moraira
- Vergel
- Torre de la Horadada
- El Alted
- Els Poblets
- Playa de Levante
- Playa del Postiguet
- Playa de la Albufereta
- Playa del Arenal
- Playa de la Granadella
- Platja de les Marines
- Playa de Aguamarga
The other 95 places in the Costa Blanca (29 of them main places)
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Almadrava Cove
- Altea la Vieja
- Cabo Roig
- Cala d'Or
- Cala de l'Andragó
- Cala de la Llobella
- Cala de la Palmera
- Cala de la Virgen
- Cala de los Judíos
- Cala del Mallorquí
- Cala del Racó
- Cala dels Cantalars
- Cala dels Pinets
- Cala Gasparet
- Cala la Mançanera
- Cala La Mosca
- Cala Les Urques
- Cala Sardinera
- Calas de Santiago Bernabeu
- Casas de Torrat
- Casas Devesa
- Casas Playas
- Fanadix
- Foyes Blanques
- Gran Playa
- Isla Plana
- L'Albir
- La Cala
- La Condomina
- La Fustera
- La Marina
- La Venteta
- La Zenia
- Las Bovetes
- Les Rotes
- Los Arenales Del Sol Playa
- Mal Pas Beach
- Mil Palmeras
- Miraflor
- Mirarrosa
- Molinell
- Montíboli
- Pier of Salines del Braç del Port
- Platja de l'Ampolla
- Platja de l'Arenal-Bol
- Platja de la Calalga
- Platja de la Fustera
- Platja de la Marina
- Platja de Llevant
- Platja de Tabarca
- Platja del Carritxal
- Platja del Pinet
- Playa Babilonia
- Playa Centro
- Playa de Finestrat
- Playa de la Almadraba
- Playa de la Calle del Mar
- Playa De La Fossa
- Playa de La Gola
- Playa de la Marineta Cassiana
- Playa de La Mata
- Playa de La Roqueta
- Playa de la Solsida
- Playa de las Villas
- Playa de las Villas (Pilar de la Horadada)
- Playa de Les Pesqueres - El Rebollo
- Playa de Los Naufragos
- Playa de los Viveros
- Playa de Muchavista
- Playa de Poniente
- Playa de San Gabriel
- Playa de San Juan
- Playa del Acequión
- Playa del Carabasí
- Playa del Conde
- Playa del Cura
- Playa del Saladar
- Playa del Torres
- Playa del Xarco
- Playa El Altet Alicante
- Playa Els Tossals
- Playa Flamenca
- Playa Jesuitas
- Playa Lisa
- Playa Rocamar
- Playas de Orihuela
- Punta Prima
- Racó del Conill
- Rada de Moraira
- Residencia los Altos
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Pola del Este
- Setla
- Torrecarrals
- Torrelamata
Questions about the tides in the Costa Blanca
Are there tides in the Costa Blanca?
Very small ones: today the astronomical tide is about 0.4 ft between high and low tide (Alicante station). The sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure, which can raise or lower it more than the tide itself.
When are the next spring tides in the Costa Blanca?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. Here the tide is so small that they are hardly noticeable.
What time are sunrise and sunset today in the Costa Blanca?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 7:23 am and sets at 6:06 pm: 10 h 43 min of daylight. In Cala Sardinera it rises 3 minutes earlier than in Pilar de la Horadada.
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Understanding tides
Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide