Mareloa

Plage de la Vieille Chapelle, Bouches-du-Rhône

Near Marseille 08 · 2.2 km

6 beaches near this one

Practical information

Negligible tidal range

Observed variation is about 26 cm: tides are not significant here.

Sea conditions

sea model sampled 4.4 km from the beach

Estimated surface02:00 AM
≈ 23.9 °C
Waves
0.4 m
Period
4.5 s
Swell
0.3 m S
Modelled current
0.5 km/h
Surface temperature · 24 h≈ 23.9 °C – 23.9 °C
23.9 °C
23.9 °C
23.9 °C
23.9 °C
23.9 °C

Local conditions

UV
0.0
Cloud cover
100 %
Sunrise
07:38 AM
Sunset
07:16 PM

Forecast

Temperature over 48 hours

Hourly temperature forecast

This point remains readable, but it is outside the common selectable horizon.

Seven-day weather outlook

Practical information

Length
96 mSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Shade features nearby
Not documentedNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Horizon (relief)
N 1° · NE 1° · E 2° · SE 4° · S 2° · SW 0° · W 0° · NW 0°Relief only, excludes vegetation and buildings.Source record 9/26/2026 · Open source
Shore axis
135°Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

October 3, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

Shore orientation unavailable

Sunset

Shore orientation unavailable

Calculation method

Wind on the beach

Not provided

Bathing supervision

Lifeguard post reported nearby, hours not provided (according to OpenStreetMap)

emergency=lifeguard · 182 m

Recorded on 9/27/2026 · Open source · Licence

© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0

Hours may change: check the signage and flags on site.

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Practical information recorded by the source

This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.

Nearby services
toilets 1 · restaurant 18 · cafe 2 · shop 7 · drinking water 3 · bus stop 8recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Showers nearby
102 mSource record 9/27/2026 · Open source
Playground nearby
150 mSource record 9/27/2026 · Open source
Accessible toilets
Yesrecorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source

Practical facilities

Mapped within 1,000 m of the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

Mapped facilities describe the source record; availability, opening and access can change.

Toilets, showers and water
18
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Access and accessibility
—

Not documented.

Public transport and bikes
6
  • Bus stop · Bowl du Prado

    246 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Wheelchair access
    Yes

    Mapped point

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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    Retrieved Sep 15, 2026

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  • Bus stop · Bowl du Prado

    262 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Wheelchair access
    Yes

    Mapped point

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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  • Bus stop · Escale Borély

    424 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Wheelchair access
    Yes

    Mapped point

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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  • Bus stop · Escale Borély

    449 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Wheelchair access
    Yes

    Mapped point

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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    Retrieved Sep 15, 2026

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  • Bus stop · Vieille Chapelle

    458 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Wheelchair access
    Yes

    Mapped point

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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  • Bus stop · Vieille Chapelle

    479 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Wheelchair access
    No

    Mapped point

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Parking
6
  • Car park · P6 Plages

    243 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Fee
    Yes
    Disabled spaces
    3

    Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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  • Car park · P7 Parking Vieille Chapelle

    343 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Fee
    Yes
    Charge
    5.20 EUR/day
    Access
    Yes
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    Covered
    No
    Conditional fee
    no @ (stay < 15 minutes)

    Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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  • Car park

    502 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Fee
    No
    Access
    Yes

    Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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  • Car park

    528 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Fee
    Yes
    Access
    Yes

    Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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  • Car park

    577 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Fee
    Yes
    Access
    Yes

    Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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  • Car park

    623 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

    Fee
    Yes
    Access
    Yes

    Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.

    Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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    Retrieved Sep 15, 2026

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Local area
13recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record
Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Coast
Provence-Côte d'AzurSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Water body
OceanSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

Calculated at 01:59 AM
beach runVery good window08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

beach run

Very good window

08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

  • moderate wind
  • low rain risk
  • cooler hour for running

Confidence 68 % · rules coast-v5

Sources EOT20 — Hart-Davis et al. (2021), DGFI-TUM, CC BY 4.0 · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

coastal walkVery good window10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

coastal walk

Very good window

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  • moderate wind
  • low rain risk
  • comfortable walking hour

Confidence 68 % · rules coast-v5

Sources EOT20 — Hart-Davis et al. (2021), DGFI-TUM, CC BY 4.0 · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

family beach timeCheck first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

family beach time

Check first

02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

  • low rain risk
  • mild temperature

Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5

Sources EOT20 — Hart-Davis et al. (2021), DGFI-TUM, CC BY 4.0 · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

photographyVery good window05:16 PM – 07:16 PM

photography

Very good window

05:16 PM – 07:16 PM

  • moderate wind
  • low rain risk
  • late-day light

Confidence 68 % · rules coast-v5

Sources EOT20 — Hart-Davis et al. (2021), DGFI-TUM, CC BY 4.0 · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

sunsetVery good window06:31 PM – 08:01 PM

sunset

Very good window

06:31 PM – 08:01 PM

  • moderate wind
  • low rain risk
  • around sunset

Confidence 68 % · rules coast-v5

Sources EOT20 — Hart-Davis et al. (2021), DGFI-TUM, CC BY 4.0 · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

Explore nearby

Beaches nearby

Distance0.1 km

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Annual classification available

Annual classification: Excellent

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Distance1.0 km

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Annual classification available

Annual classification: Good

Open beach
Distance0.2 km

Bonneveine, Bouches-du-Rhône

Annual classification available

Annual classification: Sufficient

Open beach
Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
Distance0.8 km

Pointe Rouge, Bouches-du-Rhône

Annual classification available

Annual classification: Sufficient

Open beach
Distance1.3 km

Grand Roucas (Prado Nord), Bouches-du-Rhône

Annual classification available

Annual classification: Sufficient

Open beach
Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
Distance0.5 km

Plage Borély, Bouches-du-Rhône

A very close alternative

Open beach

Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Tide, weather and sea conditions modelled by Open‑Meteo — not a navigation tool

Country profile

Languages
French
Emergency
General number 112Police 17Fire 18Ambulance 15
Currency
Euro
Driving side
right

Wikidata · CC0 · Retrieved on Sep 18, 2026

Sources and method

Sea temperature and conditions
Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics
These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

© OpenStreetMap contributors — named coastal features, ODbL; geographic catalogue, not current bathing-health informationAging

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗Licence ↗
© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-27T08:40:36Z; offline reviewed snapshot (companion profile), ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗
Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗
Préfecture de Bouches-du-Rhône — source officielleUnavailable

Administrative directory

Method and source ↗

Modelled sea level: limited coastal accuracy, and a different reference from chart datum.

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

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