Beach · Motril, Granada
Playa de Poniente-El Cable
Playa de Poniente-El Cable is a long sandy natural beach in Motril, Granada province — 1.8 km long, about 140 m wide. It holds a Blue Flag for the 2026-2027 season.
- Town
- Motril
- Province
- Granada
- Length
- 1.8 km
- Average width
- 140 m
- Blue Flag
- Yes — 2026-2027 season
- Surface
- Sand
- Setting
- Natural
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 36.71879, -3.54271
The line marks the beach from end to end as the catalogue records it. Directions in Google Maps
What is there
- Toilets7 mapped nearby
- Showers23 mapped nearby
- Drinking water5 mapped nearby
- Bars & restaurants11 mapped nearby — Camping Playa de Poniente, Hoyo 19 Beach Club, Pura Vida, El Espeto
- Lifeguard post3 mapped nearby
- Parking16 mapped nearby
- Bus stop11 mapped nearby
Natural beach: little or no building within 150 m. Counted from OpenStreetMap within roughly 150–400 m of the beach. «None mapped» means nobody has added it to the map yet, not that it is not there — the further from the Costa del Sol, the thinner the mapping.
Beaches nearby
- Playa Granada1.7 km away · Motril · 1.4 km · pebblesBlue Flag
- Playa Granada2.2 km away · Salobreña · 150 m
- Playa Punta del Río2.8 km away · Salobreña · 1.2 km · pebbles
- Playa de las Azucenas3.3 km away · Motril · 2.1 km
- Playa El Cañón4.0 km away · Torrenueva Costa · 335 m · sandBlue Flag
- Playa de la Charca4.1 km away · Salobreña · 1.7 km · pebbles
Beach data: Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía (IECA) / Junta de Andalucía — DERA, Catálogo General de Playas de Andalucía. Blue Flag data: Junta de Andalucía open data portal (season 2026-2027). Both licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data adapted and presented by Plexo Group. Lengths and widths are the catalogue's figures; sand moves, so treat them as approximate. Surface, setting and nearby facilities: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extracted 2026-09-05.