Praia de Balarés today: good for a swim
Good for swimming today: small waves, south-east wind at 12 km/h, cold water (14 °C), best in the afternoon.
For a swim: 6/10good Ponteceso · Bergantiños
Updated:
The sea today, part by part
| When | Swim | Waves | Wind | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 6/10, good | About 0.4 m wave (estimated), flat sea | South-east wind, 10 km/h | 14 °C |
| Midday | 5/10, fair | About 0.4 m wave (estimated), flat sea | South-east wind, 13 km/h (gusts of 23 km/h) | 14 °C |
| Afternoon | 6/10, good | About 0.5 m wave (estimated), small swell | South-east wind, 12 km/h (gusts of 22 km/h) | 14 °C |
Beach at the mouth of a ria: the open-sea wave only partly reaches it, and we calculate it that way.
Tides
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 03:08 | High tide | 3.6 m |
| 09:11 | Low tide | 0.8 m |
| 15:28 | High tide | 3.6 m |
| 21:31 | Low tide | 0.8 m |
What Balarés is like
- Setting
- Hillside
- Surroundings
- Isolated
- Size
- 350 m long and about 40 m wide
- Sand and seabed
- Sand and rock
- Usual sea
- Moderate waves
- How busy
- High
- Nudism
- No
- Water quality
- Official bathing area (2026 register): the Galician health service tests the water in season
Practical info
- Getting there
- Not yet verified
- Parking
- Yes
- Lifeguard
- Yes (Inferred from the Blue Flag; season not verified)
- Blue Flag
- Yes
What the beach has
- Yes: Lifeguards in season
- Yes: Blue Flag 2026-2027
- No: Calm water, good with children
- Yes: Toilets
- Yes: Showers and foot taps
- Yes: Bins and cleaning
- Yes: Parking
- No: Bus nearby
- Yes: Children’s play area
- Yes: Beach bar or restaurant nearby
- No: Nudist area
- Yes: Protected natural area (Natura 2000)
There is no verified information about 5 more services.
Accessibility
- Boardwalk
- Not yet verified
- Amphibious chair
- Not yet verified
- Adapted toilet
- Not yet verified
- Reserved parking
- Not yet verified
Accessibility not yet checked.
With kids
Not one of the easiest with small children.
Near Balarés
- Praia de Cadoleiro · 4/10fair
- Praia de Dalaris-do Medio o Barra · 4/10fair
- Praia das Maceiras o Masteiras · 4/10fair
Profile reviewed on . Sources: inspain.org, xunta.gal.
Important: This forecast is only a guide. At the beach, the flag and the lifeguard have the final word.