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On the beach

  • Benches
  • Accessible entry
  • Lifeguard
  • Restaurant
  • Sandy shore
  • Showers
  • Toilets

Right now

Live conditions from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.

Water temp
21°C
Pleasant for swimming
Wave height
0.9m
Choppy — take care
Wind
7km/h
E breeze
UV index
6/ 11
High — seek shade midday

7-day outlook

7-day marine forecast from Open-Meteo.

Water temperature

Next 7 days, °C

21°21°21°22°22°21.8 °CWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.4m1.0m1.5m2.0m1.7 mWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8
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7-day water temperature and wave height forecast for Playa Bañugues
DayWater temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Wed 221.10.9
Thu 321.30.8
Fri 421.70.8
Sat 521.81.6
Sun 621.71.7
Mon 721.81.3
Tue 821.81.3

Typical water temperature by month

Modeled estimate

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

Monthly water temperature

Typical range across the year, °C

13°16°20°23°26°Typical this month: 24°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly water temperature at Playa Bañugues (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical water temp (°C)
Jan16
Feb15
Mar16
Apr17
May20
Jun22
Jul24
Aug24
Sep24
Oct22
Nov20
Dec18

Location & nearby beaches

43.6303°N, -5.8092°E · Open larger map ↗ · Open in Google Maps ↗

Nearby beaches

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

How do you get to Playa Bañugues?

  • Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
  • Bus stop: Playa Bañugues, about ~380 m away.

Food, stays & town

  • Nearest village: Bañugues, about ~1.0 km away.
  • 4 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Mi Candelita, about ~200 m away.
  • 2 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Hotel Brisamar, about ~340 m away.

What kind of beach is this?

This beach belongs to a small coastal village. It's usually calmer than a resort or town beach, though a popular village spot can still fill up on the best summer days.

Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).

Good for
  • Families

Is the water clean at Playa Bañugues?

Playa Bañugues sits on a stretch of coast classed as a coastal bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Sufficient 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 Asturias. There's parking about ~280 m from the beach.

Over the 11 classified seasons on record, 2 have come back Excellent or Good — a track record worth checking each year rather than assuming. The most reliable swimming window here typically runs from July–September, with the water usually at its warmest around August. Outside that window it's cooler and often quieter. It's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Sufficient for 5 straight years. The nearest town, Bañugues, is about ~1.0 km away.

That “Sufficient” label comes from a full season of official water sampling, not a single test — it's one step on a four-point scale (Excellent, Good, Sufficient, Poor) reassessed once a year. Today's actual conditions can differ from the seasonal average, so for a live snapshot see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above. There are 4 places to eat within a kilometre — Mi Candelita is the closest, about ~200 m away.