Playa de San Francisco
Málaga · Spain
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Playa de San Francisco is a N-facing sand beach on the Spain shoreline, opening onto the Alboran 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: ~22.4°C (72.3°F) on average
Jan
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.8–16.9°C
Feb
15°C
59°F · 13.7–16.4°C
Mar
15.3°C
59.5°F · 14.3–16.1°C
Apr
16.3°C
61.3°F · 15–18°C
May
17.8°C
64°F · 15–20.7°C
Jun
19.8°C
67.6°F · 16.5–22.8°C
Jul
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.1–24.9°C
Aug
23.7°C
74.7°F · 21.2–26.5°C
Sep
22.4°C
72.3°F · 19.2–25.1°C
Oct
19.7°C
67.5°F · 16.4–21.9°C
Nov
17.4°C
63.3°F · 14.6–21.7°C
Dec
16°C
60.8°F · 14.4–18.2°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
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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