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Playa El Ancla
4.5★ · 1,003 Google ratings · El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
300 m away
Walk
60 m · under a minute
Length
3.0 km of shoreline
Sand
150 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am
Map of Playa El Ancla
Guide
Good to know
Plan for warm, calm water
Reviewers consistently report water temperature of 26 to 27 degrees Celsius with small waves.
Visit for sunset views
Multiple reviewers highlight the sunset over the water with Cádiz cathedral and the Constitution Bridge as one.
Expect a long staircase descent
The beach requires climbing 125 to 145 wooden steps down from the parking area.
Arrive early for parking
While parking is free and near the entrance.
Avoid late afternoon swimming
After 5 to 6pm, currents pull outward toward open sea.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
28.9°C · partly cloudy
Wind
10 km/h from the SE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 10:36 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 Av. Rosa de los Vientos, 5, 11500 El Puerto de Sta María, Cádiz
🅿 Parking 300 m from the listing
🌊 Water 60 m away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Playa El Ancla?
The nearest mapped parking area is 300 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Playa El Ancla?
60 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 El Ancla have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Playa El Ancla least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 8am and the busiest at Sat 7pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
