Spain · Balearic Islands
Playa Santa Ponça
Balearic Islands, Spain
On the beach
Right now
Live conditions from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.
7-day outlook
7-day marine forecast from Open-Meteo.
Water temperature
Next 7 days, °C
Wave height
Next 7 days, metres
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| Day | Water temp (°C) | Wave height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 | 29.0 | 0.4 |
| Thu 3 | 29.0 | 0.2 |
| Fri 4 | 29.0 | 0.1 |
| Sat 5 | 29.0 | 0.1 |
| Sun 6 | 29.2 | 0.2 |
| Mon 7 | 29.0 | 0.2 |
| Tue 8 | 29.0 | 0.3 |
Typical water temperature by month
Modeled estimatePlausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.
Monthly water temperature
Typical range across the year, °C
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| Month | Typical water temp (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 16 |
| Feb | 16 |
| Mar | 16 |
| Apr | 18 |
| May | 21 |
| Jun | 24 |
| Jul | 26 |
| Aug | 26 |
| Sep | 26 |
| Oct | 24 |
| Nov | 21 |
| Dec | 18 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- Playa Romana2.6 kmBalearic Islands
- Playa Tor2.7 kmBalearic Islands
- Playa Ses Penyes Roges (El Toro)2.8 kmBalearic Islands
- Playa Palmira3.2 kmBalearic Islands
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
How do you get to Playa Santa Ponça?
- By car: there's parking about ~340 m from the beach.
- Bus stop: Ramon de Montcada 1 (Santa Ponça), about ~290 m away.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest town: Santa Ponça, about ~300 m away.
- 129 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Santa Ponsa Beach, about ~160 m away.
- 34 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Casa del Mar, about ~240 m away.
- 22 shops nearby, the closest about ~190 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 Santa Ponça?
Thinking of swimming at Playa Santa Ponça? The short answer: its official EU Bathing Water rating for 2025 is Good — meets the EU bathing-water standard in the latest annual 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 Good for 10 straight years. You can park about ~340 m away.
That rating has been consistent: every one of the 11 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. 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. Santa Ponça — the closest town — sits about ~300 m from here.
Worth remembering: “Good” isn't a live reading, it's an annual grade — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — set once a year from that season's water samples and describing the average, not this afternoon's conditions. For what the water is doing right now, check the “Right now” panel and 7-day outlook above. It sits in Balearic Islands. There are 129 places to eat within a kilometre — Santa Ponsa Beach is the closest, about ~160 m away.