Beaches in Tarifa: where to swim today?
2 beaches in 1 municipality.
All beaches in Tarifa
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 21/09/2026
Bolonia beach is an almost unspoilt beach of fine white sand in the municipality of Tarifa, on the edge of the Parque Natural del Estrecho, between Punta Camarinal and Punta Paloma, and is reached by a narrow, winding road.
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 21/09/2026
Los Lances beach, in Tarifa, is an open beach of fine white sand facing the Strait of Gibraltar, with views of the African coast and the coastal hills of Tarifa.
About the coast in Tarifa
By Equipe editorial GTM Labs · Updated
Tarifa looks out to sea at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, facing Africa, where the waters of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic meet. Its beaches, long and swept by the easterly levante wind, include Playa Chica, Los Lances, Valdevaqueros, Bolonia, El Cañuelo, Los Alemanes and Atlanterra. The municipality is part of the Strait Natural Park (Parque Natural del Estrecho) and has on its coast the Los Lances Beach Natural Site and the Bolonia Dune Natural Monument, on the Punta Camarinal isthmus.
Sources: Diputación de Cádiz, Cádiz Turismo, Tarifa · Diputación de Cádiz, Cádiz Turismo, Bolonia · Diputación de Cádiz, Cádiz Turismo, Los Lances
Getting to know the sea in Tarifa
- Wind
Winds here have names: levante (from the east) and poniente (from the west).
Each beach page uses these names when they blow, and they count in the verdict like any other wind. Each name links to its definition.
- Tide
Tidal coast: each beach page marks the day's high and low tide, estimated by a model (not a tide-gauge measurement).
- Bathing water
Out of season: 2
Latest analysis at each beach: 21/09/2026.
It is a periodic analysis, not today's water. The detail and the source are on each beach page.
Verdict for today only; each beach's page has the reasons and sources. It does not replace the instructions of the authorities at the beach.