Spain · Cádiz
Playa Zahara de los Atunes
Cádiz, 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 | 22.0 | 0.8 |
| Thu 3 | 21.9 | 0.9 |
| Fri 4 | 22.8 | 0.8 |
| Sat 5 | 22.6 | 1.0 |
| Sun 6 | 23.0 | 0.9 |
| Mon 7 | 23.9 | 0.6 |
| Tue 8 | 23.7 | 0.6 |
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 | 17 |
| Feb | 16 |
| Mar | 17 |
| Apr | 19 |
| May | 21 |
| Jun | 23 |
| Jul | 25 |
| Aug | 25 |
| Sep | 25 |
| Oct | 23 |
| Nov | 21 |
| Dec | 19 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- 2.3 km
- Playa Bolonia6.4 kmCádiz
- Playa el Carmen11 kmCádiz
- Playa Hierbabuena12 kmCádiz
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
How do you get to Playa Zahara de los Atunes?
- Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
- Bus stop: Zahara de los Atunes, about ~430 m away.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest village: Zahara de los Atunes, about ~300 m away.
- 54 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Chiringuito el Pez Limon, about ~20 m away.
- 17 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Sofía Playa, about ~170 m away.
- 4 shops nearby, the closest about ~220 m away
What kind of beach is this?
This beach sits in a built-up resort setting, with hotels, restaurants and services clustered around it — a full-service stretch of coast that tends to be busy in peak season and quieter outside it.
Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).
- Families
- Full-service days
Is the water clean at Playa Zahara de los Atunes?
Playa Zahara de los Atunes sits on a stretch of coast classed as a coastal bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Excellent 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 Cádiz. There's parking about ~140 m from the beach.
That rating has been consistent: every one of the 11 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. If you're timing a visit around water temperature rather than crowds, July–October is the safest bet, with August typically the peak — expect cooler, calmer water either side of that stretch. The nearest town, Zahara de los Atunes, is about ~300 m away.
“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 54 places to eat within a kilometre — Chiringuito el Pez Limon is the closest, about ~20 m away.