SE Surf

Platja de l'Arboçar

Tarragona · Spain

IntermediateBeach break41.129, 1.329

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Platja de l'Arboçar is a SE-facing sand beach on the Spain shoreline, opening onto the Balearic Sea — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~24.6°C (76.3°F) on average

Jan

13.9°C

57°F · 12.6–15.4°C

Feb

13.3°C

55.9°F · 12.6–14.2°C

Mar

13.5°C

56.3°F · 12.4–15.2°C

Apr

14.7°C

58.5°F · 13.1–17.7°C

May

17.6°C

63.7°F · 14.9–21.7°C

Jun

21.8°C

71.2°F · 18.4–24.7°C

Jul

24.8°C

76.6°F · 22.4–27.7°C

Aug

26°C

78.8°F · 23.4–28.8°C

Sep

24.6°C

76.3°F · 22.4–27.3°C

Oct

21.9°C

71.4°F · 19.8–24.6°C

Nov

18.1°C

64.6°F · 15.9–22°C

Dec

15.4°C

59.7°F · 13.4–18.2°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

E–S

Best wind

W–N

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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