Spain / Cantabria
Playa de la Concha
Playa de la Concha is an 863 m-long beach facing north-north-west in Suances (Cantabria, Spain). The sea averages 21.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 12.6 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in August.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Playa de la Concha
Beach-day index 4.3/10 · Spain median 6.7
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 13.1 °C | 12.6 °C | 12.6 °C | 13.3 °C | 15.0 °C | 17.8 °C | 20.3 °C | 21.5 °C | 20.4 °C | 18.2 °C | 15.8 °C | 14.1 °C |
| High °C | 12° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 12° |
| Low °C | 8° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° |
| Rain mm | 125 | 100 | 95 | 78 | 62 | 54 | 33 | 34 | 51 | 100 | 141 | 121 |
| Cloud % | 81 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 79 |
| Wind m/s | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Daylight h | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| Record high/low | 20°/2° | 20°/1° | 21°/0° | 26°/5° | 27°/7° | 33°/11° | 35°/13° | 36°/15° | 31°/13° | 28°/7° | 24°/4° | 19°/-0° |
| Beach index | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in August; August scores 7.9/10 with highs of 23 °C, sea at 21.5 °C and 34 mm of rain.
In August that is 1.0 points below the median of the 2,246 beaches in Spain covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 1.7 °C cooler than the Spain median for August (23.2 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 16.2 °C, cooler than 68% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (141 mm) and July the driest (33 mm); the yearly total is about 990 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.0 hours in December to 15.4 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 21:21 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-north-west (344°). Open water fills about 28% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in April–September; in mid-June it goes down at 21:57 local time on a bearing of 304°.
Straight out to the north-north-west about 800 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 8 m deep and 28 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 18 m above sea level 500 m inland and 74 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 46% grassland, 25% built-up land and 18% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 39% of that circle.
- Grass 46%
- Built 25%
- Tree 18%
- Bare 10%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Playa De La Concha Pm1”, 70 m from the beach centre, was rated Good for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 2 of its 9 classified seasons since 2016.
- 2015Not classified
- 2016Good
- 2017Sufficient
- 2018Not classified
- 2019Sufficient
- 2020Sufficient
- 2021Good
- 2022Good
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Good
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 56Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 4Public toilets
- –Showers
- 12Drinking water
- 25Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 23Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 3Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 2Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Bike rental
- 8Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 39 restaurants and 17 bars. Accommodation: 23 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Mirador de La Coteruca 300 m NW
- Mirador de Sopico 940 m W
Nature
- Punta de Marzán peak 840 m E
Islands in view
- Isla Pasiega 2.4 km NE
- Isla de los Conejos 2.5 km NE
Lighthouses & piers
- Faro de Punta del Torco de Afuera lighthouse 700 m N
Diving & boat hire
- LO PESCA RITA Cantabria 610 m S
Campsites
- Camping Suances 390 m S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport Santander | SDR | 17.8 km | east |
| Bilbao Airport Bilbao | BIO | 92.6 km | east |
| Vitoria Airport Alava | VIT | 123 km | south-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 2 bus stops within 1.5 km and 25 mapped car parks within 1 km.
9 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 83.3K residents); within 30 km there are 33 (about 380.3K).
Reference
Playa de la Concha has an article on the ES Wikipedia: Playa de La Concha (Suances).
Wikidata item Q6078797.
When people look it up
The ES Wikipedia article was read 1,138 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (286 views), 15.9× the quietest month.
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 22.1 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w53881236; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_30TVP_20230215_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site ES130M085568).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 90 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.