Playa de Melicena
Granada · Spain
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Playa de Melicena is a NE-facing pebble beach on the Spain shoreline, opening onto the Alboran Sea — it catches NW–E swell, and offshore S–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~23.3°C (73.9°F) on average
Jan
15.4°C
59.7°F · 14–17.1°C
Feb
15°C
59°F · 13.9–16.3°C
Mar
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.8–16.1°C
Apr
16.2°C
61.2°F · 15–17.3°C
May
17.9°C
64.2°F · 15.9–21.8°C
Jun
20.1°C
68.2°F · 16.3–22.5°C
Jul
23°C
73.4°F · 20.5–25.8°C
Aug
24.5°C
76.1°F · 21.6–27.4°C
Sep
23.3°C
73.9°F · 20.7–26.4°C
Oct
20.5°C
68.9°F · 16.7–22.9°C
Nov
17.6°C
63.7°F · 15.4–21.6°C
Dec
16.2°C
61.2°F · 14.6–18.4°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–E
Best wind
S–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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