BeachScout

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Sample data

Illustrative 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.

Water temp
26°C
Warm and pleasant for swimming
Wave height
0.7m
Light chop
Wind
15km/h
W breeze
UV index
6/ 11
High — seek shade midday

7-day outlook

Sample data

Modeled placeholder forecast for demonstration — will be replaced by a live marine-weather feed.

Water temperature

Next 7 days, °C

25°25°26°26°27°26.2 °CWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.7m0.8m0.8m0.9m0.8 mWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8
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7-day water temperature and wave height forecast for Rio Bellos Puértolas (sample data)
DayWater temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Wed 226.50.8
Thu 326.30.8
Fri 425.80.8
Sat 525.40.8
Sun 625.30.8
Mon 725.70.8
Tue 826.20.8

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°17°21°24°28°Typical this month: 25°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly water temperature at Rio Bellos Puértolas (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical water temp (°C)
Jan16
Feb15
Mar16
Apr18
May21
Jun23
Jul25
Aug26
Sep25
Oct23
Nov20
Dec18

Location & nearby beaches

42.5054°N, 0.1294°E · Open larger map ↗ · Open in Google Maps ↗

Nearby beaches

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

How do you get to Rio Bellos Puértolas?

  • By car: there's parking about ~430 m from the beach.
  • Bus stop: Parada de Escalona, about ~1.5 km away.

Food, stays & town

  • Nearest village: Escalona, about ~1.4 km away.
  • 4 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Casa Ángela, about ~330 m away.
  • 6 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Camping Valle Añisclo, about ~570 m away.
  • 1 shop nearby, about ~570 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).

Is the water clean at Rio Bellos Puértolas?

Thinking of swimming at Rio Bellos Puértolas? The short answer: its official EU Bathing Water rating for 2025 is Sufficient — meets the minimum EU 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 Sufficient for 3 straight years. There's parking about ~430 m from the beach.

Over the 11 classified seasons on record, 8 have come back Excellent or Good — a track record worth checking each year rather than assuming. If you're timing a visit around water temperature rather than crowds, July–September is the safest bet, with August typically the peak — expect cooler, calmer water either side of that stretch. The nearest town, Escalona, is about ~1.4 km away.

“Sufficient” 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 4 places to eat within a kilometre — Casa Ángela is the closest, about ~330 m away.