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Costa Cálida tides
The Costa Cálida has 95 coastal places, including 22 main ones. Its astronomical tide is only about 0.4 ft: here the sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure.
Main placesOther places
- Astronomical tide 0.4 ft almost none: wind and pressure rule
- Coastal places 95 22 main ones
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee
- Sun 7:25 am–6:10 pm 10 h 45 min of daylight
- Moon 93% · 7:38 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pm
Costa Cálida at a glance
- Coastal places: 95 (22 main ones and 73 more): 53 beaches, 41 towns and cities and 1 pier.
- Province: Murcia.
- 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 Cabo de Palos than in Cala de los Cocedores, at the two ends of the area.
Main places in the Costa Cálida
- Cartagena
- San Pedro del Pinatar
- Los Alcázares
- Águilas
- Atamaría
- Los Nietos
- Cabo de Palos
- San Antonio Abad
- La Manga del Mar Menor
- Santiago de la Ribera
- Lo Pagán
- El Carmolí
- Playa Honda
- Playa de Fatares
- El Puerto de Mazarrón
- Cala Cortina
- Playa de la Torre Derribada
- Playa de Colón
- Playa de Monteblanco
- Playa Las Antillas
- Cala de los Cocedores
- Embarcador de El Hornillo
The other 73 places in the Costa Cálida
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Amoladeras
- Bolnuevo
- Cala de Calnegre
- Cala de la Gruta
- Cala de las Pulgas
- Cala del Pino
- Cala Desnuda
- Cala Honda
- Cala Junquera
- Cala Leña
- Cala Leño
- Cala Reona
- Calnegre
- Campillo de Adentro
- Cañada de Gallego
- Casas las Escarihuelas
- Cobaticas
- Cope
- Coto de San Juan
- El Alamillo
- El Mojón
- Escombreras
- Gollerón
- Isla del Fraile
- Isla Plana
- Jordana
- Jorel
- La Azohía
- La Caleta
- Los Buenos
- Los Madriles
- Los Urrutias
- Mar de Cristal
- Matalentisco
- Palazuelos
- Playa Baja Mar
- Playa Baño de las Mujeres
- Playa de Bolnuevo
- Playa de Calblanque
- Playa de Cueva Lobos
- Playa de la Ermita
- Playa de la Galera
- Playa de la Grúa
- Playa de la Parajola
- Playa de la Pava
- Playa de La Puñeta
- Playa de la Reya
- Playa de Las Minas
- Playa de Levante
- Playa de Levante
- Playa de Los Nietos
- Playa de Nares
- Playa de Parazuelos
- Playa de Percheles
- Playa de Piedra Mala
- Playa de Puntas de Calnegre
- Playa de San Ginés
- Playa del Barco Perdido
- Playa del Barranco Ancho
- Playa del Castellar
- Playa del Jondón
- Playa del Rincón
- Playa del Siscal
- Playa El Rafal
- Playa Larga
- Playa Larga (Cartagena)
- Playa Negrete
- Playa Paraiso
- Playa Rambla Elena
- Portman
- Portús
- San Blas
- Trapajugar
Questions about the tides in the Costa Cálida
Are there tides in the Costa Cálida?
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 Cálida?
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 Cálida?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 7:25 am and sets at 6:10 pm: 10 h 45 min of daylight. In Cabo de Palos it rises 3 minutes earlier than in Cala de los Cocedores.
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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