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Available files

  • Tide table

    Tide calendar (low and high tides) on the coast of Bizkaia for each day of the year. The resource contains data from 2025 onwards. Tide data for the following year are provided at the end of the current year.

  • Tide table 2024

    Tide table for the year 2024. The lack of some measurements is due to the fact that, as they are not perfect 24-hour cycles, from time to time there is a "jump" in the tide that does not fit in two consecutive days, after midnight it is considered to be the following day.

  • Tide table 2023

    Tide table for the year 2023. The lack of some measurements is due to the fact that, as they are not perfect 24-hour cycles, from time to time there is a "jump" in the tide that does not fit in two consecutive days, after midnight it is considered to be the following day.

  • Real-time beach status

    Real-time information on the state of the beaches.

  • Beach status

    Information on the status of Bizkaia's beaches from June to September (both included). The resource contains data from 2024 onwards. The following daily data is included: flag color, weather, wind intensity, wave intensity, ambient temperature, water temperature, occupancy level, and the presence of jellyfish. Data for the current year are made available starting in October of that same year, once the beach season has ended.

  • Beach status 2023

    Information on the state of the beaches by 2023 (season ended). In the case of beaches shared by several municipalities, the register has been replicated in order to have the information for each municipality.

  • Equipment and services

    Information on the characteristics, equipment, and services offered at Bizkaia's beaches. The resource contains data from 2024 onwards. Among many others, the following data is included: beach dimensions, wave intensity, number of showers, and number of lifeguards. Data for the current year are made available before June of that same year, before the beach season has started.

  • Equipment and services 2023

    Equipment and services offered on beaches by 2023. The equipment may be located in the beach area, service building and support area.

  • Lifeguard assistances

    Information on the number of interventions (assistances) provided by lifeguards on Bizkaia's beaches from June to September (both included). Data are presented according to the cause of the intervention: jellyfish stings, burns, water currents, etc. The resource contains data from 2019 onwards. Data for the current year are made available starting in October of that same year, once the beach season has ended.

  • User attendance

    Information on the occupancy level (user attendance) of Bizkaia's beaches from June to September (both included). The resource contains data from 2019 onwards. Data for the current year are made available starting in October of that same year, once the beach season has ended.

  • User attendance (2014-2018)

    Information on user attendance at the beaches of Biscay. Information that has been collected. For the period between 2014 and 2018. In the case of beaches shared by several municipalities, the register has been replicated in order to have the information for each municipality.

  • Weather (2024-2025)

    Weather information for the beaches of Bizkaia from June to September (both included). It includes daily data provided by beach lifeguards. Data for the current year are made available starting in October of that same year, once the beach season has ended. The resource contains data for the specified time period.

  • Weather (2022-2023)

    Information on the weather on the beaches of Biscay. Information that has been collected. For the period between 2022 and 2023.

  • Weather (2019-2021)

    Information on the weather on the beaches of Biscay (Hodeiak/Nubes=Clouds, Euria/Lluvia=Rain, Eguzkia/Sol=Sun, Ald./Var.=Variable, S.E./N.S.=No lifeguards). Information that has been collected. For the period between 2019 and 2021. In the case of beaches shared by several municipalities, the register has been replicated in order to have the information for each municipality.

  • Flags 2022

    Number of red, green and yellow flags on the beaches of Biscay (season ended). In the case of beaches shared by several municipalities, the register has been replicated in order to have the information for each municipality.

  • Flags (2019-2021)

    Information on the flags on the beaches of Biscay (H/A=Yellow, G/R=Red, B/V=Green, S.E./N.S.=No lifeguards). Information that has been collected. For the period between 2019 and 2021. In the case of beaches shared by several municipalities, the register has been replicated in order to have the information for each municipality.


TAGS

  • Lifeguards
  • Hondartzainas
  • Vigilance
  • Parking
  • Bath
  • Water
  • Flag
  • Temperature
  • Wind
  • Waves
  • Tides

INFORMATION ABOUT DATASET

Themes
  • Environment
  • Culture and leisure
  • Tourism
SDG - Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life below water
  • Good health and well-being
  • Sustainable cities and communities
Contact point
seccion.recuperacionambiental@bizkaia.eus
Publisher
Provincial Council of Biscay
Access rights
Public
Documentation

https://gardentasuna.bizkaia.eus/documents/d/gardentasuna/open-data-bizkaia-glosario-playas#page=1

Frequency
Real time
Landing page

https://www.bizkaia.eus/es/playas/listado-de-playas-de-bizkaia

Languages
  • Euskera
  • Spanish
Release date
06/20/2023
Spatial coverage

http://www.geonames.org/3104469/bizkaia.html

Type
Natural environment
Update / modification date
07/07/2026