BeachScout

Right now

Sample data

Illustrative conditions — the live Open-Meteo marine feed wasn't reachable, so these are deterministic placeholder values that will be replaced automatically once the feed is available.

Sea temp
23°C
Pleasant for swimming
Wave height
0.6m
Light chop
Wind
9km/h
NNE breeze
UV index
10/ 11
Very high — use SPF 30+

7-day outlook

Sample data

Modeled placeholder forecast for demonstration — will be replaced by a live marine-weather feed.

Sea temperature

Next 7 days, °C

23°23°23°24°24°23.9 °CWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.3m0.4m0.4m0.5m0.4 mWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8
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7-day sea temperature and wave height forecast for Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros (sample data)
DaySea temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Wed 223.60.4
Thu 323.10.4
Fri 422.80.4
Sat 522.90.4
Sun 623.40.4
Mon 723.80.4
Tue 823.90.4

Water quality history

Official EEA classification, one rating per bathing season, 2015–2025 — real data reported by national authorities.

  • 2015: Sufficient2015
  • 2016: Sufficient2016
  • 2017: Poor2017
  • 2018: Sufficient2018
  • 2019: Not classified2019
  • 2020: Not classified2020
  • 2021: Not classified2021
  • 2022: Poor2022
  • 2023: Poor2023
  • 2024: Poor2024
  • 2025: Poor2025

Poor in the most recent season, and 0 of 8 classified years rated Excellent or Good.

  • Excellent
  • Good
  • Sufficient
  • Poor
  • Not classified
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11-year EEA bathing water classification history for Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros
YearClassification
2015Sufficient
2016Sufficient
2017Poor
2018Sufficient
2019Not classified
2020Not classified
2021Not classified
2022Poor
2023Poor
2024Poor
2025Poor

Typical sea temperature by month

Modeled estimate

Plausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.

Monthly sea temperature

Typical range across the year, °C

14°18°21°25°28°Typical this month: 26°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly sea temperature at Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical sea temp (°C)
Jan16
Feb16
Mar16
Apr18
May21
Jun24
Jul26
Aug26
Sep26
Oct24
Nov21
Dec18

Location & nearby beaches

39.4492°N, -3.3414°E · Open larger map ↗ · Open in Google Maps ↗

Nearby beaches

Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.

Getting there & around

  • No parking is mapped within 1.5 km of the beach — expect a walk, or arrive early once the season gets busy.

Food, stays & town

  • Nearest village: Villafranca de los Caballeros, about ~3.0 km away.

What kind of beach is this?

With no facilities mapped nearby, this beach is usually on the quiet side even in season — worth knowing if you're after solitude, but also worth bringing your own water and shade.

Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).

Good for
  • A quiet swim

Is the water clean at Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros?

Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros sits on a stretch of coast classed as a lake bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Poor for the 2025 season. Under the EU Bathing Water Directive, national authorities test for intestinal enterococci and E. coli through the season and report the results the following spring — the 2025 rating was published in spring 2026, and 2026's won't follow until spring 2027. In addition to that yearly rating, some national authorities — for Croatia, the national environmental authority — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. It sits in Toledo.

Over the 8 classified seasons on record, 0 have come back Excellent or Good — a track record worth checking each year rather than assuming. If you're timing a visit around water temperature rather than crowds, July–September is the safest bet, with August typically the peak — expect a cooler, calmer sea either side of that stretch. Water quality here is tracked across 2 separate monitoring points along the shoreline. The nearest town, Villafranca de los Caballeros, is about ~3.0 km away.

“Poor” is one point on a four-step scale — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — assigned once per year from that season's water samples, not a live reading. It describes how the site performs on average across the season, not the exact water quality this afternoon; for day-to-day sea conditions, see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above.

Frequently asked questions

Is it safe to go in the water at Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros?

Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros's official 2025 rating is Poor, which is why local advisories and posted flags are worth checking before swimming.

What's the current water temperature at Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros?

The figure above (about 23°C) is placeholder data — the live marine-weather feed wasn't reachable when this page was built, and the real reading will appear automatically once it is. That's the reading right off Toledo. On the modeled climatology here, August usually runs warmest.

When should you plan a swimming trip to Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros?

For swimming, July–September is usually the best call — that's the modeled window when the sea here runs warmest. That applies to the water around Toledo. Within that window, August is typically the single warmest month.

How is bathing water quality actually assessed?

Behind the annual grade: a season of testing for intestinal enterococci and E. coli, reported to the European Environment Agency each spring under the EU Bathing Water Directive. A few countries, Croatia via IZOR included, also publish individual in-season samples ahead of that report, but Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros doesn't have one published yet.

What's nearby Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros — parking, buses, or a ferry?

There's no parking mapped within 1.5 km of Laguna Villafranca Villafranca de los Caballeros, so plan on a walk, or arrive early once it gets busy. The nearest town is Villafranca de los Caballeros, about ~3.0 km away.