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Playa de Portbou
4.4★ · 1,094 Google ratings · Portbou, Catalonia
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 40 m away
Walk
10 m · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 70 m away
Water
24.6°C · modelled, no buoy nearby
Length
350 m of shoreline
Sand
200 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Playa de Portbou
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1Parking40 m from the listing2Restrooms70 m from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Bring snorkeling gear
The clear water and rocky bottom make this beach excellent for snorkeling with plenty of underwater life to see.
Visit in low season for solitude
Even in summer, the beach remains quiet with only 20 people in late June/July.
Wear water shoes or sandals
The beach is entirely pebbles and small stones, not sand, which visitors with bare feet find uncomfortable.
Plan for limited facilities
Public toilets and showers exist but are basic; only a few restaurants and bars operate, with no large supermarkets.
Arrive by car from the south
GPS navigation from France gives inaccurate directions and parking is difficult; approaching from Spain works better.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
28.5°C · clear
Water
24.6°C · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.2 m · 3 s apart
Wind
10 km/h from the WSW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 06:00 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 13:00 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:00 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 00:00 | High tide | ↑ |
Modelled · Open-Meteo
Last updated Sep 3, 10:14 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 Passeig de la Sardana, 2, 17497 Portbou, Girona
🅿 Parking 40 m from the listing
🌊 Water 10 m away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 70 m away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Playa de Portbou?
The nearest mapped parking area is 40 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Playa de Portbou?
10 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Playa de Portbou have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 70 m from the listing.
When is Playa de Portbou least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Sun 1pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
