Beach forecast for Praia de Cesantes
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (CET) · Pontevedra, Spain Today, Thu, Oct 29 · CET- Swimming
- Calm · 2.4 ft
- Water
- 58 °F · very cold
- Max UV
- 3 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 10:18 am and 10:36 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Praia de Cesantes (4/10). The best hours are from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: sunshine and little wind, though with cool air. The best day this week is Monday, November 2, at 6/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 1:00–3:00 pm | Calm · 2.4 ft | 58 °F | 3 |
| Fri 30 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.8 ft | 58 °F | 3 |
| Sat 31 | 4Poor beach day | 12:00–3:00 pm | Use care · 3.1 ft | 58 °F | 3 |
| Sun 1 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.4 ft | 58 °F | 3 |
| Mon 2 | 6Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.4 ft | 59 °F | 3 |
| Tue 3 | 4Poor beach day | 1:00–4:00 pm | Calm · 0.7 ft | 59 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 1.8 ft | 59 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sunny
- Almost no wind
- UV 3 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Feels like 68 °F: a bit cool
- Calm for swimming: 2.4 ft waves; moderate rip current risk
- Water at 58 °F (very cold)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.4 ft
2.4 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 58 °F
Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 3 · SPF 30
Max UV 3 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 4 mph
Onshore breeze (4 mph).
- Tide & sand 10:18 am
Low tide at 10:18 am and 10:36 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:32 am and 4:59 pm. Coefficient 95 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, brings sunshine and little wind, though with cool air.
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 | Fog | 51 °F | 1 mph | 2.7 ft | 0 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Partly cloudy | 56 °F | 0 mph | 2.6 ft | 1 |
| 11:00 am | 1 | Mainly clear | 60 °F | 1 mph | 2.6 ft | 2 |
| 12:00 pm | 2 | Mainly clear | 62 °F | 2 mph | 2.4 ft | 3 |
| 1:00 pm | 5 | Mainly clear | 64 °F | 3 mph | 2.4 ft | 3 |
| 2:00 pm | 4 | Mainly clear | 68 °F | 2 mph | 2.3 ft | 3 |
| 3:00 pm | 3 | Mainly clear | 68 °F | 3 mph | 2.2 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 2 | Mainly clear | 67 °F | 4 mph | 2.1 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 1 | Partly cloudy | 65 °F | 4 mph | 2.0 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Praia de Cesantes
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Praíña do Fonteadouro 0.6 mi · W
- Praíña da Mina 0.6 mi · W
- Praia do Rolo 0.7 mi · N
- Praia do Castañal 0.7 mi · S
- Parking
- A Praia Vella 0.9 mi · S
- Parking
- A Ribeira da Devesa 1.8 mi · NW
- Praia do Forno da Cal 2.1 mi · W
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Praia de Rande 2.5 mi · SW
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 3 of 3, warmth 1 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0 of 1 and tide 0.5 of 1; minus cold water 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 Praia de Cesantes
Is it a beach day in Praia de Cesantes today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, with sunshine and little wind, though with cool air.
What are the swimming conditions in Praia de Cesantes today?
2.4 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Praia de Cesantes?
About 58 °F today: very cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Praia de Cesantes today?
UV reaches 3 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Praia de Cesantes?
Today low tide is at 10:18 am and 10:36 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 4:32 am and 4:59 pm. Coefficient 95 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Praia de Cesantes?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: not a beach day (1/10).
What beaches are near Praia de Cesantes?
Praíña do Fonteadouro (0.6 mi), Praíña da Mina (0.6 mi), Praia do Rolo (0.7 mi), Praia do Castañal (0.7 mi) and A Praia Vella (0.9 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 Praia de Cesantes 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.