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Playa El Candado

4.1★ · 13 Google ratings · Málaga, Andalusia

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✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Showers
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 350 m away
Walk
300 m · 4 min
Restrooms
Yes · 550 m away
Water
24.2°C · modelled, no buoy nearby
Length
600 m of shoreline
Sand
80 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 4pm

How we know this

Map of Playa El Candado
Aerial map of Playa El Candado
Access point of a 600 m beach. Obra derivada de PNOA 2022 CC-BY 4.0 scne.es.
Guide

Good to know

Visit for sunset views
Multiple visitors specifically praised the sunsets at this beach as a particular highlight.
Arrive early to avoid crowds
The barbecue area gets very crowded, suggesting peak times bring significant numbers of visitors.
Expect restaurant to dominate the space
The beachfront restaurant occupies most of the sand and may ask swimmers to move for events.
Check conditions before swimming
Jet skis sometimes operate beyond marked buoy lines, and the beach can have debris and litter.
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
26.2°C · overcast
Water
24.2°C · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.2 m · 4 s apart
Wind
2 km/h from the NW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
TimeTideHeight
01:00Low tide↓
07:00High tide↑
13:00Low tide↓
19:00High tide↑

Modelled · Open-Meteo

Last updated Sep 3, 10:21 PM.

Crowds

When it gets busy

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Practical

Plan your visit

📍 C. Almería, 78, Málaga-Este, 29017 Málaga
🅿 Parking 350 m from the listing
🌊 Water 300 m away, about 4 min walk
🚽 Restrooms 550 m away
Google Maps · Google Earth
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Questions

Common questions

Where do you park at Playa El Candado?
The nearest mapped parking area is 350 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Playa El Candado?
30 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 Candado have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 550 m from the listing.
When is Playa El Candado least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 4pm and the busiest at Sat 6pm.

Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.