Beach Weather in Sandy Bay, Gibraltar

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BEACH WEATHER MONTHLY AVERAGES

Best
Best
Best
Best
Tan
Tan
Tan
Tan
Tan
Tan
Sea
18°
 
Sea
16°
 
Sea
16°
 
Sea
17°
 
Sea
17°
 
Sea
21°
Swim
Sea
22°
Swim
Sea
23°
Swim
Sea
20°
Swim
Sea
19°
Swim
Sea
19°
 
Sea
17°
 

Beach Weather Today in Sandy Bay

Today the maximum temperature will be 20° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 16° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

Today will have 0.2mm of very light rain. Expect some sunshine and occasionally cloudy periods with an average cloud cover of 53%.

The winds will be cross-off shore and light at 12kmh from the West. The light winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler.

Sandy Bay faces East and sunset will be over the land behind the beach at 09:22 PM. Unfortunately there are chances that 79% cloud cover may make the sunset not viewable.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Sandy Bay

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 20° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. The average water temperature will be 16° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

There will be 1 day of very light rain. Saturday will have 0.2mm of rain and Sunday will be dry. Expect lots of sunshine and clear skies with an average cloud cover of 35%.

SANDY BAY - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

Sat 16th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
15° 14° 14° 14° 16° 17° 17° 16°
10% 16% 80% 86% 70% 77% 79% 12%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.1mm 0.1mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
Sun 17th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
17° 16° 15° 14° 17° 18° 18° 17°
12% 10% 14% 26% 23% 22% 16% 18%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
Mon 18th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
17° 16° 16° 15° 17° 18° 17° 17°
19% 18% 25% 12% 13% 8% 4% 4%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
Tue 19th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
18° 18° 17° 16° 18° 19° 19° 20°
5% 7% 4% 3% 2% 53% 100% 1%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
Wed 20th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
19° 19° 19° 18° 18° 19° 19° 20°
32% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
18°
18°
18°
Thu 21st May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
20° 20° 20° 19° 19° 19° 19° 19°
0% 2% 6% 5% 1% 1% 30% 64%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
Fri 22nd May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
20° 19° 19° 19° 19° 21° 21° 21°
14% 0% 2% 4% 2% 0% 1% 2%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
Sat 16th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
12
kmh
9
kmh
8
kmh
4
kmh
11
kmh
12
kmh
8
kmh
4
kmh
0.2m
0.1m
0.2m
0.1m
0.2m
0.2m
0.3m
0.2m
3.3s 3.1s 7.1s 6.9s 4.6s 4.6s 4.6s 4.5s
Sun 17th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
7
kmh
8
kmh
3
kmh
1
kmh
5
kmh
9
kmh
5
kmh
4
kmh
0.2m
0.2m
0.2m
0.2m
0.4m
0.6m
0.4m
0.4m
4.5s 4.6s 4.9s 4.8s 6.1s 5.9s 5.9s 5.8s
Mon 18th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
1
kmh
4
kmh
5
kmh
3
kmh
11
kmh
14
kmh
10
kmh
2
kmh
0.3m
0.2m
0.2m
0.2m
0.4m
0.5m
0.4m
0.3m
5.4s 2.5s 6.5s 2.7s 6.0s 5.8s 5.5s 5.3s
Tue 19th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
5
kmh
5
kmh
5
kmh
7
kmh
12
kmh
13
kmh
11
kmh
8
kmh
0.2m
0.2m
0.2m
0.1m
0.2m
0.3m
0.2m
0.1m
5.2s 2.2s 5.1s 5.7s 5.5s 5.3s 5.2s 5.0s
Wed 20th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
10
kmh
8
kmh
9
kmh
15
kmh
21
kmh
24
kmh
20
kmh
18
kmh
0.7m
0.2m
0.2m
0.5m
0.7m
0.6m
0.5m
0.4m
4.7s 4.5s 4.5s 4.5s 15.2s 14.5s 14.1s 14.0s
Thu 21st May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
18
kmh
18
kmh
18
kmh
20
kmh
22
kmh
19
kmh
14
kmh
10
kmh
0.5m
0.6m
0.6m
0.6m
0.6m
0.6m
0.4m
0.5m
13.6s 13.1s 12.8s 12.5s 12.3s 12.1s 11.8s 7.7s
Fri 22nd May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
9
kmh
10
kmh
9
kmh
12
kmh
15
kmh
14
kmh
10
kmh
8
kmh
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
0.6m
0.6m
0.5m
0.4m
0.2m
9.5s 11.3s 7.6s 9.3s 11.1s 11.1s 7.4s 5.8s
Sat 16th May
3:11 AM 9:12 AM 3:43 PM 9:27 PM
1.03 0.07 1.01 0.14
Sun 17th May
3:55 AM 9:56 AM 4:28 PM 10:12 PM
1.05 0.06 1.02 0.14
Mon 18th May
4:41 AM 10:42 AM 5:14 PM 11:00 PM
1.05 0.07 1.01 0.16
Tue 19th May
5:28 AM 11:31 AM 6:02 PM 11:51 PM
1.03 0.11 0.98 0.20
Wed 20th May
6:18 AM 12:23 PM 6:55 PM
0.98 0.16 0.93
Thu 21st May
12:47 AM 7:14 AM 1:20 PM 7:55 PM
0.25 0.91 0.21 0.88
Fri 22nd May
1:50 AM 8:18 AM 2:22 PM 9:03 PM
0.29 0.85 0.27 0.84
Sat 16th May
17°
0.2mm
8kmh E
53%
Sun 17th May
18°
0.0mm
3kmh S
17%
Mon 18th May
18°
0.0mm
8kmh E
12%
Tue 19th May
19°
0.0mm
10kmh ESE
21%
Wed 20th May
20°
0.0mm
21kmh E
4%
Thu 21st May
19°
0.0mm
22kmh E
13%
Fri 22nd May
21°
0.0mm
14kmh E
3%
Sat 23rd May
20°
0.0mm
19kmh E
29%
Sun 24th May
20°
0.0mm
6kmh W
14%
Mon 25th May
22°
0.0mm
12kmh WSW
7%
Tue 26th May
19°
0.0mm
24kmh E
23%
Wed 27th May
19°
0.0mm
21kmh E
22%
Thu 28th May
18°
0.0mm
34kmh E
6%
Fri 29th May
19°
0.2mm
32kmh E
11%

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 19° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible on some days. The average water temperature will be 17° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water. There will be 2 days of very light rain with an average of 0.2mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 17%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Sandy Bay don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

Taking a Holiday at Sandy Bay, , Gibraltar

Taking a holiday at the beach in Sandy Bay, Gibraltar is a fantastic way to enjoy the sun, sea, and spectacular views of the Mediterranean. Gibraltar's eastern coast offers an idyllic setting for a relaxing beach getaway, as well as numerous opportunities for adventure and exploration. Sandy Bay is one of Gibraltar's most popular beaches, boasting crystal clear waters and a serene atmosphere that will make your holiday truly unforgettable.

Beach Type

Sandy Bay features golden sand with some pebbles scattered along the shoreline. The sand here is soft and inviting, perfect for sunbathing or building sandcastles with the family. The clear waters at Sandy Bay provide an excellent environment for swimming or wading, while snorkeling and diving enthusiasts will find plenty of interesting underwater sights to explore. The beach is framed by rocky cliffs on either side, which create a picturesque backdrop for your beach holiday.

Beach Activities

At Sandy Bay, you can partake in various beach activities that cater to different interests and preferences. Some of the most popular activities include:

  • Swimming: With its calm and clear waters, Sandy Bay is an ideal spot for swimming.
  • Snorkeling: The rocky areas around the bay are home to numerous fish species, providing excellent snorkeling opportunities.
  • Kayaking: Paddle along the coast to explore hidden coves and caves.
  • Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP): Enjoy a peaceful SUP session as you glide through the calm waters.
  • Beach volleyball: Engage in some friendly competition on the sandy shore.

Accommodations

While there are no hotels or resorts directly on Sandy Bay Beach itself due to its relatively small size, there are several options nearby:

  1. Caleta Hotel: This four-star hotel overlooks nearby Catalan Bay and offers stunning views, comfortable rooms, and convenient access to Sandy Bay.
  2. Rock Hotel: A historic hotel located near Gibraltar's city center with beautiful gardens and a pool, just a short drive from Sandy Bay.

Areas to Stay In

When visiting Sandy Bay, consider staying in one of the following areas:

  1. Catalan Bay: A charming fishing village with colorful houses and a gorgeous beach, just a short walk from Sandy Bay.
  2. Gibraltar City Center: Stay in the heart of Gibraltar for easy access to shopping, dining, and entertainment options, as well as proximity to Sandy Bay.

Beach Amenities

Sandy Bay offers several amenities to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable visit:

  • Sun loungers and umbrellas for rent
  • Public restrooms and showers
  • Beachside snack bar
  • Lifeguard services during peak season

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