Spain · Tarragona
Playa del Parc de Garb?
Tarragona, Spain
On the beach
Right now
Sample dataIllustrative 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.
7-day outlook
Sample dataModeled placeholder forecast for demonstration — will be replaced by a live marine-weather feed.
Sea temperature
Next 7 days, °C
Wave height
Next 7 days, metres
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| Day | Sea temp (°C) | Wave height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 | 23.4 | 0.3 |
| Thu 3 | 23.8 | 0.3 |
| Fri 4 | 23.8 | 0.3 |
| Sat 5 | 23.3 | 0.3 |
| Sun 6 | 22.9 | 0.3 |
| Mon 7 | 22.6 | 0.3 |
| Tue 8 | 22.8 | 0.3 |
Water quality history
Official EEA classification, one rating per bathing season, 2015–2025 — real data reported by national authorities.
- 2015: Excellent2015
- 2016: Excellent2016
- 2017: Excellent2017
- 2018: Excellent2018
- 2019: Excellent2019
- 2020: Excellent2020
- 2021: Excellent2021
- 2022: Good2022
- 2023: Sufficient2023
- 2024: Good2024
- 2025: Good2025
Good in the most recent season, and 10 of 11 classified years rated Excellent or Good.
- Excellent
- Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Not classified
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| Year | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Excellent |
| 2016 | Excellent |
| 2017 | Excellent |
| 2018 | Excellent |
| 2019 | Excellent |
| 2020 | Excellent |
| 2021 | Excellent |
| 2022 | Good |
| 2023 | Sufficient |
| 2024 | Good |
| 2025 | Good |
Typical sea temperature by month
Modeled estimatePlausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.
Monthly sea temperature
Typical range across the year, °C
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| Month | Typical sea temp (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 16 |
| Feb | 15 |
| Mar | 16 |
| Apr | 18 |
| May | 21 |
| Jun | 24 |
| Jul | 26 |
| Aug | 26 |
| Sep | 26 |
| Oct | 23 |
| Nov | 21 |
| Dec | 18 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- Playa de Les Del?cies1.1 kmTarragona
- Playa de la Martinenca6.0 kmTarragona
- Playa del Maricel6.7 kmTarragona
- Playa de Les Cases D'Alcanar-Marjal8.9 kmTarragona
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
Getting there & around
- By car: there's parking about ~640 m from the beach.
- Bus stop: la Ràpita - C. de Sant Joaquim, 27 (terminal d’autobusos), about ~1.0 km away.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest town: la Ràpita, about ~500 m away.
- 24 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Punt de trobada, about ~150 m away.
- 3 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Hotel la Ràpita, about ~400 m away.
- 8 shops nearby, the closest about ~500 m away
What kind of beach is this?
This is a town beach, woven into the everyday fabric of a city or larger settlement — expect company on warm days, especially through July and August, alongside easy access to shops and services.
Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).
- Families
Is the water clean at Playa del Parc de Garb??
Playa del Parc de Garb? sits on a stretch of coast classed as a transitional bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Good 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 Tarragona. You can park about ~640 m away.
Looking to avoid the busiest weeks? The water is typically warmest around August, with the most reliable swimming window running July–September; outside that stretch you'll find a cooler sea but a quieter beach. Over the 11 classified seasons on record, 10 have come back Excellent or Good — a track record worth checking each year rather than assuming. On site you'll find Lifeguard, Sandy shore, and Showers. la Ràpita — the closest town — sits about ~500 m from here.
“Good” 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. There are 24 places to eat within a kilometre — Punt de trobada is the closest, about ~150 m away.
Frequently asked questions
Is Playa del Parc de Garb? a safe beach for swimming?
It's a solid yes: Playa del Parc de Garb? is rated Good for 2025, the second tier on the EU scale, backed by 10 of 11 classified seasons at Excellent or Good. It's also held steady at Good for 2 straight years.
Is the sea warm at Playa del Parc de Garb? today?
That reading, around 23°C, is a placeholder rather than a live measurement, shown only because the marine-weather feed was temporarily unreachable; it updates automatically once the feed returns. That's the reading right off Tarragona.
Which month has the warmest sea at Playa del Parc de Garb??
July–September is typically the most reliable swimming window, with the sea usually warmest in the second half of summer. That applies to the water around Tarragona.
What's behind the water quality rating shown above?
National authorities sample the water for intestinal enterococci and E. coli bacteria through the bathing season and report the full-season results to the European Environment Agency each spring for the season just finished, which assigns one of four annual classifications — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — under the EU Bathing Water Directive. Some national authorities, including Croatia's IZOR, also publish individual in-season sample results ahead of that annual report.
How do I get to Playa del Parc de Garb? without a car?
By car, there's parking about ~640 m from the beach. By bus, the nearest stop is la Ràpita - C. de Sant Joaquim, 27 (terminal d’autobusos), about ~1.0 km away. The nearest town is la Ràpita, about ~500 m away.