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Costa Brava tides

The Costa Brava has 268 coastal places, including 238 main ones. Its astronomical tide is only about 0.7 ft: here the sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure.

Costa Brava at a glance
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Astronomical tide 0.7 ft almost none: wind and pressure rule
Coastal places 268 238 main ones
Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee
Sun 7:15 am–5:47 pm 10 h 32 min of daylight
Moon 93% · 7:04 pm waning gibbous
Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pm

Costa Brava at a glance

Coastal places: 268 (238 main ones and 30 more): 224 beaches, 41 towns and cities and 3 piers.
Province: Girona.
Astronomical tide: about 0.7 ft from high to low today (Port-Vendres 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.

Main places in the Costa Brava

The other 244 places in the Costa Brava (214 of them main places)

In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.

Questions about the tides in the Costa Brava

Are there tides in the Costa Brava?

Very small ones: today the astronomical tide is about 0.7 ft between high and low tide (Port-Vendres 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 Brava?

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 Brava?

In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 7:15 am and sets at 5:47 pm: 10 h 32 min of daylight.

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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