© OpenStreetMap contributors — named coastal features, ODbL; geographic catalogue, not current bathing-health informationAging
Official catalogue · Bathing water quality
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Tide
Tide unavailable, —Tide curve unavailable
Forecast
Weather unavailable
The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.
Place characteristics
- Distance to town
- Málaga · 5.4 km
- Shore form
- Bay
- Shore axis
- 99°
Practical information
RecordedNot documented
© OpenStreetMap · Oct 20, 2026 · check on site · Sources
- Length
- 1,140 m
- Parking140 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 87 m
- ≈ 202 m
- ≈ 207 m
- ≈ 227 m
- ≈ 230 m
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Toilets6 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 144 mFee : No
- ≈ 406 mFee : NoWheelchair access : Yes
- ≈ 584 m
- ≈ 679 mFee : NoWheelchair access : Yes
- ≈ 977 mFee : NoWheelchair access : Yes
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Showers7 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 206 m
- ≈ 435 m
- ≈ 669 m
- ≈ 790 mFee : No
- ≈ 988 m
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Water12 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 22 m
- ≈ 62 mFee : NoOpening hours : 24/7
- ≈ 248 m
- ≈ 395 m
- ≈ 491 m
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Café54 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 100 mEl Espigón de Pepe
- ≈ 133 mLore y Nene
- ≈ 151 mRestaurante Hija de Antoñín
- ≈ 167 mZapata
- ≈ 218 mGabi
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Bus33 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 185 mEl Palo
- ≈ 193 mAllende - Santarén
- ≈ 253 mAllende - Estación
- ≈ 325 mElcano - Iglesia
- ≈ 331 mEl Palo
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Bikes16 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 133 mFee : NoDeclared capacity : 6
- ≈ 167 mFee : NoDeclared capacity : 4
- ≈ 181 mFee : NoDeclared capacity : 8
- ≈ 215 mFee : NoDeclared capacity : 4
- ≈ 300 mFee : NoDeclared capacity : 8
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Charging1 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 347 mFee : YesDeclared capacity : 2Opening hours : 24/7
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Lifeguards
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
- Wheelchair
Not in our sources yet.
- Dogs
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
- Play area18 recorded within 1 km
- ≈ 153 m
- ≈ 180 m
- ≈ 229 m
- ≈ 249 m
- ≈ 525 m
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
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Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v5
Beach run — Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
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Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
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Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5
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Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
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Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Beaches nearby
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
- Playa El PaloDistance 0.1 kmAnnual classification: Excellent
- Playa Pedregalejos-AcaciasDistance 0.7 kmAnnual classification: Excellent
- Playa El DedoDistance 1.0 kmAnnual classification: Excellent
- Playa El CandadoDistance 1.5 kmAnnual classification: Excellent
Ricardo Ricote Rodrí… · CC BY 3.0Playa Ba?Os Del CarmenDistance 2.0 kmAnnual classification: Excellent
Daniel Capilla · CC BY-SA 2.0Playa Pe?On Del CuervoDistance 2.2 kmAnnual classification: Excellent
The place in pictures
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![Letrero escultórico con el nombre «El Palo», en la playa de El Palo, Málaga, España. El letrero, ejecutado en hormigón proyectado y modelado sobre estructura metálica, es obra de artista sevillano Jonathan Pizarro del año 2023. [1]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthumb.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fa%2Fa0%2FEl_Palo_Beach_sign.jpg%2F1280px-El_Palo_Beach_sign.jpg%3Futm_source%3Dcommons.wikimedia.org%26utm_campaign%3Dimageinfo%26utm_content%3Dthumbnail&w=3840&q=75)
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Sources and method
- Tide heights
- Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
- 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 — OSM database base 2026-10-20T20:23:47Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh
Catalogue review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-10-20T20:23:47Z; offline reviewed snapshot (companion profile), ODbLFresh
Catalogue review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — Málaga — CC BY 4.0Fresh
Additional source
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 ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. et Airbus DS, fourni par l'UE et l'ESAFresh
Copernicus DEM (elevation)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗NOAA OISST v2.1 (NOAA PSL)Fresh
NOAA OISST (sea temperature)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© contributeurs OpenStreetMap (ODbL)Fresh
OpenStreetMap (coastline layout)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.
Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.
GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.