Plage du phare
Tipaza · Algeria
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Plage du phare is a N-facing sand beach on the Algeria shoreline, opening onto the Balearic Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~24.5°C (76.1°F) on average
Jan
15.6°C
60.1°F · 14.6–17.4°C
Feb
15.1°C
59.2°F · 14.2–16.2°C
Mar
15.3°C
59.5°F · 14–16.7°C
Apr
16.3°C
61.3°F · 14.9–18.1°C
May
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.8–21.4°C
Jun
21.2°C
70.2°F · 19.2–23.6°C
Jul
23.8°C
74.8°F · 21.9–26.7°C
Aug
25.7°C
78.3°F · 23.9–28.2°C
Sep
24.5°C
76.1°F · 22.6–26.7°C
Oct
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.3–24.6°C
Nov
19.2°C
66.6°F · 16.9–22.7°C
Dec
16.8°C
62.2°F · 15.7–19.7°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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