TidePlanet

Today in Estepona there are high tides at 4:07 am (3.6 ft) and 4:21 pm (3.7 ft) and low tides at 9:42 am and 10:07 pm. Tide coefficient 101. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 4:53 am. The sun rises at 7:40 am and sets at 6:29 pm: 10 h 49 min of daylight. The moon is 93% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:00 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:43 am to 3:43 am and from 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is smooth, with 0.6 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the north (5 mph). Clear, 65 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Estepona today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
8
Good day · 8 out of 10 3:20–4:10 pm Also 10:00–10:40 am
  • High tide at 4:21 pm, coefficient 98
  • Major period 2:15–4:15 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.15 inHg), light onshore wind (4 mph) and calm sea (0.3 ft waves)
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 101 (big spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 3:20 pm to 4:10 pm, combines the 4:21 pm high tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze. Also good from 10:00 am to 10:40 am, with the 9:42 am low tide and moonset.

Species with the most records nearby: small-spotted catshark, European hake, Atlantic horse mackerel and European squid. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Estepona

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

6 good hours
7
Good beach day · 7 out of 10 10:00 am–3:00 pm
  • Sunny
  • Feels like 72 °F: mild
  • Onshore breeze (4 mph)
  • Calm for swimming: 0.3 ft waves
  • UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
  • Water at 69 °F (cool)

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 0.3 ft

    0.3 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 4 mph

    Onshore breeze (4 mph).

  • Tide & sand 9:42 am

    Low tide at 9:42 am and 10:07 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:07 am and 4:21 pm. Coefficient 101 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

The best window, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind, a calm sea and low tide at 9:42 am.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Estepona

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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

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Tides

Tides in Estepona

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 4:07 am 3.6 ft · coef. 101
  • ▼ Low tide 9:42 am 0.7 ft
  • ▲ High tide 4:21 pm 3.7 ft · coef. 98
  • ▼ Low tide 10:07 pm 0.6 ft

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 5 h 5 min to high tide at 4:53 am.

Tide coefficient 101 for the 4:07 am high tide and 98 for the 4:21 pm high tide. Big spring tides. The water rises and falls 3.1 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 27 (3.8 ft) and the lowest, on April 18 (0.1 ft).

Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 103, 3.3 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 28, 0.9 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Wed 28 7:40 am · 6:29 pm High tide 4:07 am · 3.6 ft Low tide 9:42 am · 0.7 ft High tide 4:21 pm · 3.7 ft Low tide 10:07 pm · 0.6 ft Coef. 101 93% Major periods 1:43 am · 2:15 pm Medium
Thu 29 7:41 am · 6:27 pm High tide 4:53 am · 3.5 ft Low tide 10:23 am · 0.8 ft High tide 5:10 pm · 3.5 ft Low tide 10:50 pm · 0.7 ft Coef. 93 85% Major periods 2:47 am · 3:19 pm Medium
Fri 30 7:42 am · 6:26 pm High tide 5:43 am · 3.3 ft Low tide 11:09 am · 1.0 ft High tide 6:04 pm · 3.3 ft Low tide 11:37 pm · 1.0 ft Coef. 81 76% Major periods 3:51 am · 4:23 pm Medium
Sat 31 7:43 am · 6:25 pm High tide 6:40 am · 3.1 ft Low tide 12:03 pm · 1.2 ft High tide 7:05 pm · 3.1 ft — Coef. 66 66% Major periods 4:54 am · 5:24 pm Medium
Sun 1 7:44 am · 6:24 pm Low tide 12:33 am · 1.2 ft High tide 7:47 am · 3.0 ft Low tide 1:16 pm · 1.5 ft High tide 8:16 pm · 2.9 ft Coef. 53 Last quarter Major periods 5:53 am · 6:21 pm Medium
Mon 2 7:45 am · 6:23 pm Low tide 1:55 am · 1.4 ft High tide 9:05 am · 2.9 ft Low tide 3:12 pm · 1.5 ft High tide 9:35 pm · 2.9 ft Coef. 47 43% Major periods 6:47 am · 7:12 pm Medium
Tue 3 7:46 am · 6:22 pm Low tide 3:57 am · 1.4 ft High tide 10:23 am · 3.0 ft Low tide 4:46 pm · 1.4 ft High tide 10:52 pm · 2.9 ft Coef. 55 33% Major periods 7:36 am · 8:00 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Estepona has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Gibraltar (TICON-4), 23 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: 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

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Estepona

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: smooth

Smooth Douglas 2 · gentle breeze, Beaufort 3
Waves 0.6 ft · 2.1 s from the east-northeast (73°)
Swell 0.2 ft · 2.4 s from the east-southeast
Current 0.2 mph toward the SSW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common0.3 ft
  • Significant0.6 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest1.2 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.2 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.2 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 5 mph N · gusts 7
Offshore (14 mi SSW)Offshore 10 mph ENE · gusts 12

Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces southeast and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

Cross-offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Sunday 1: 3.6 ft with a period of 5 s, from the east (slight).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now69.1 °F
Today 68.9–69.4 °F air: 64 / 71 °F
Satellite (yesterday) 66.2 °F measured 0.6 mi away

The satellite measured 2.9 °F less yesterday than the model gives now: the water is probably colder than the forecast says.

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+4.0 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:47 pm (local time).

Surf

Surf in Estepona today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Flat
1
Flat · 1 out of 10 7:13–11:00 am
  • Barely any waves (0.4 ft sets): flat
  • Light offshore wind (4 mph): it holds up and grooms the waves
  • First or last light of the day
  • Falling tide (low tide at 9:42 am)

It’s flat today: almost no waves reach this coast.

Surf at the shore 0.2–0.4 ft average – sets
Swell 0.5 ft 2 s · SW · 0 kJ
Wind 4 mph N · offshore
Water and wetsuit 68.9 °F Springsuit
  • Light: First light 7:13 am · sunrise 7:40 am · sunset 6:29 pm · last light 6:55 pm
  • Tide: high 4:07 am (3.6 ft), low 9:42 am (0.7 ft), high 4:21 pm (3.7 ft) and low 10:07 pm (0.6 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 68.9 °F: a springsuit or a 2 mm fullsuit.
  • Energy: 0 kJ · Low power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 7:13 am to 11:00 am, has light offshore wind, though with barely any waves.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Estepona today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good
10
Great day · 10 out of 10 9:10–10:30 am Also 3:30–5:00 pm
  • Slack water around low tide (9:42 am): little current from 9:27 am to 10:00 am
  • 0.4 ft swell at 2 s from the southwest: barely any surge
  • Almost no wind
  • 0.2 mph current toward the southwest, weak (model)
  • Daylight
Swell 0.4 ft 2 s · from the SW
Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: good
Water and suit 68.9 °F 5 mm wetsuit
Current 0.2 mph toward the SW
  • Slack water today: high tide 4:07 am (3:50–4:22 am), low tide 9:42 am (9:27–10:00 am), high tide 4:21 pm (4:00–4:40 pm) and low tide 10:07 pm (9:50–10:30 pm)
  • Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 68.9 °F: a 5 mm wetsuit.
  • Snorkeling: good, calm sea and light wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 6:55 pm. Waning gibbous (93%), rising at 8:00 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 9:10 am to 10:30 am, combines slack water at low tide, little swell, light wind and weak current. Also good from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm, with slack water at high tide, little swell, light wind and weak current.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Weather

Weather in Estepona

14-day weather

Now in Estepona

Now 65 °F Clear · feels like 64 °F · 64 / 71 °F
Low / high
64 / 71 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 10%
Clouds
0%
Humidity
69%
Dew pointDew point
54 °F
Visibility
24 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 38
Saharan dust
No
Pollen
Low · mugwort

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.09 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky OvercastMainly clearClearClear skyClear skyClear skyClear skyClear
Temperature 68°66°64°65°71°71°69°65°
Wind (mph) 4 NNW5 NNW5 NNW3 N4 ESE4 E3 ENE4 N
Gusts 68879986
Waves 0.8 ft0.6 ft0.5 ft0.4 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.2 ft0.3 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 12:00 am 64° 5 N 0.6 ft
  • 3:00 am 65° 7 NNE 0.8 ft
  • 6:00 am 67° 6 NE 1.0 ft
  • 9:00 am 67° 5 NE 1.2 ft
  • 12:00 pm 70° 10 E 1.6 ft
  • 3:00 pm 72° 10 E 1.8 ft
  • 6:00 pm 69° 5 ENE 1.8 ft
  • 9:00 pm 65° 4 NNE 1.6 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 28 Overcast 64 / 71 °F 5 mph NNE 0.8 ft 4:07 am · 4:21 pm
Thu 29 Partly cloudy 64 / 72 °F 10 mph NE 1.9 ft 4:53 am · 5:10 pm
Fri 30 Overcast 63 / 71 °F 6 mph NE 1.6 ft 5:43 am · 6:04 pm
Sat 31 Overcast 62 / 71 °F 9 mph NE 1.1 ft 6:40 am · 7:05 pm
Sun 1 Partly cloudy 63 / 69 °F 7 mph NE 3.6 ft 7:47 am · 8:16 pm
Mon 2 Mainly clear 61 / 70 °F 5 mph WNW 2.8 ft 9:05 am · 9:35 pm
Tue 3 Mainly clear 57 / 73 °F 5 mph E 0.7 ft 10:23 am · 10:52 pm
Wed 4 Light rain 57 / 67 °F 8 mph ENE 3.2 ft 11:30 am · 11:56 pm
Thu 5 Light rain 58 / 69 °F 5 mph W 3.2 ft 12:23 pm
Fri 6 Overcast 56 / 70 °F 5 mph E 2.5 ft 12:49 am · 1:08 pm
Sat 7 Overcast 57 / 71 °F 9 mph E 3.0 ft 1:33 am · 1:47 pm
Sun 8 Overcast 61 / 71 °F 14 mph E 3.9 ft 2:12 am · 2:24 pm
Mon 9 Drizzle 62 / 72 °F 8 mph ESE 3.1 ft 2:48 am · 2:58 pm
Tue 10 Rain 64 / 66 °F 3 mph SSE 1.7 ft 3:22 am · 3:31 pm
  • Thu 29 Partly cloudy 64° / 72° 1.9 ft
  • Fri 30 Overcast 63° / 71° 1.6 ft
  • Sat 31 Overcast 62° / 71° 1.1 ft
  • Sun 1 Partly cloudy 63° / 69° 3.6 ft
  • Mon 2 Mainly clear 61° / 70° 2.8 ft
  • Tue 3 Mainly clear 57° / 73° 0.7 ft
  • Wed 4 Light rain 57° / 67° 3.2 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

  • The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about temperature today. See the models →
  • Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit wetter and a slightly warmer sea. See the outlook →
  • Normal Today, normal highs for late October (71 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:47 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Estepona

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 7:40 am in the ESE (106°)ESE
Sets 6:29 pm in the WSW (254°)WSW
  • First light 6:43 am
  • Full dark 7:25 pm
  • Civil dawn 7:13 am
  • Civil dusk 6:55 pm
  • Solar noon 1:04 pm (40° high)
  • Daylight 10 h 49 min (−2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 5:53 pm
  • Full dark 7:25 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour7:40–8:16 am
Evening golden hour5:53–6:29 pm
Estepona

Today the sun is 92,359,512 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Estepona

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 93% 93% illuminated · 17.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am
Rises 8:00 pm in the NE (56°)NE
Sets 11:37 am tomorrow · in the NW (305°) · set at 10:26 am
Transit 2:43 am overhead
Visible 15 h 38 min from 8:00 pm to 11:37 am

Today the moon is 226,461 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 1:43–3:43 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:15–4:15 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 9:56–10:56 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 7:30–8:30 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 12:48 pmNov 17 in 20 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 3:54 pmNov 24 in 27 days

Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Estepona

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Gentle slope

The bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 750 ft from shore and 33 ft at 0.3 mi. It reaches 164 ft at 1.6 mi.

From the shoreline (0.25 mi from Estepona) out to sea, heading southeast.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep750 ft
  • 33 ft deep0.3 mi
  • 66 ft deep0.7 mi
  • 164 ft deep1.6 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 750 ft): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 0.3 mi and 66 ft at 0.7 mi from shore.

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Nearest lighthouse

Photo of Faro de Punta Doncella
Photo: Luzzyacentillo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Faro de Punta Doncella 0.9 mi southwest

Light
1 + 2 white flashes every 15 s · Fl(1+2) W 15s
Range
18 nautical miles (21 mi)
Light height
105 ft above sea level
Tower height
82 ft
Built
1863

Light details: NGA List of Lights (USA); the rest from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikidata · Sources and licenses

Tides near EsteponaTides nearby

All places in Málaga, A to Z (80) → Costa del Sol tides →

Estepona at a glance

  • Town or city of about 67,012 people. Coordinates: 36.428° N, 5.146° W.
  • It is 45 mi southwest of Málaga, the main place in Málaga. The sun rises 2 min later and sets 3 min later than in Málaga.
  • The nearest tide station, Gibraltar, is 23 mi to the southwest.
  • Its coast faces southeast.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: La Rada Beach (0.4 mi), Playa Bahia (1.0 mi), Port of Deportivo Estepona (1.1 mi), Playa del Cristo (1.3 mi).

Questions about EsteponaQuestions

What time is high tide today in Estepona?

Today in Estepona there are high tides at 4:07 am (3.6 ft) and 4:21 pm (3.7 ft) and low tides at 9:42 am and 10:07 pm. Tide coefficient 101.

What time is sunset today in Estepona?

At 6:29 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:55 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Estepona?

At 7:41 am. First light comes at 6:44 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 93% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:43–3:43 am, Minor 9:56–10:56 am, Major 2:15–4:15 pm, Minor 7:30–8:30 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Estepona?

Overcast, from 64 °F to 71 °F, with a light breeze from the north (5 mph) and a 10% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Estepona?

Smooth (Douglas 2): 0.6 ft waves with a period of 2.1 s from the east-northeast. The water is 69.1 °F.

When is the best time to visit Estepona?

The best time to visit Estepona is from May to August: highs of 74 °F to 87 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 11 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Gibraltar station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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