BeachScout

On the beach

  • Beach bar
  • Benches
  • Fast food
  • Kids' area
  • Parking
  • Pebble shore
  • Restaurant
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Trash bins

Right now

Live conditions from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.

Water temp
23°C
Pleasant for swimming
Wave height
1.9m
Choppy — take care
Wind
24km/h
NE breeze
UV index
8/ 11
High — seek shade midday

7-day outlook

7-day marine forecast from Open-Meteo.

Water temperature

Next 7 days, °C

23°24°24°24°24°23.6 °CWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.6m1.2m1.7m2.3m1.9 mWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8
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7-day water temperature and wave height forecast for Playa Nieves (Las)
DayWater temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Wed 223.51.9
Thu 323.91.6
Fri 423.81.0
Sat 523.71.1
Sun 623.61.4
Mon 723.61.5
Tue 823.61.6

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

16°19°22°25°28°Typical this month: 26°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly water temperature at Playa Nieves (Las) (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical water temp (°C)
Jan19
Feb18
Mar19
Apr20
May22
Jun24
Jul25
Aug26
Sep26
Oct24
Nov22
Dec20

Location & nearby beaches

28.1007°N, -15.7107°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 Nieves (Las)?

  • Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
  • Bus stop: Puerto de las Nieves, about ~200 m away.
  • Nearest ferry landing is about ~200 m away.

Food, stays & town

  • Nearest town: Agaete, about ~800 m away.
  • 19 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Las Nasas, about ~10 m away.
  • 3 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Hotel El Cabo, about ~160 m away.
  • 5 shops nearby, the closest about ~130 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).

Good for
  • Families

Is the water clean at Playa Nieves (Las)?

Thinking of swimming at Playa Nieves (Las)? The short answer: its official EU Bathing Water rating for 2025 is Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment. That rating is set once a year under the EU Bathing Water Directive, from a full season of testing for intestinal enterococci and E. coli reported to the European Environment Agency the following spring, so the 2025 season's grade appeared in spring 2026 and the 2026 season won't be graded 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's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Excellent for 11 straight years. You can park about ~50 m away.

Looking to avoid the busiest weeks? The water is typically warmest around August, with the most reliable swimming window running June–October; outside that stretch you'll find cooler water but a quieter beach. That rating has been consistent: every one of the 11 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. On site you'll find Pebble shore, Showers, and Toilets. Agaete — the closest town — sits about ~800 m from here.

“Excellent” 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 water conditions, see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above. There are 19 places to eat within a kilometre — Las Nasas is the closest, about ~10 m away.