WOW BEACH GUIDE · THE WIND DECIDES

Mallorca's best beaches – and which one is right today.

On Mallorca, the wind decides where the sea is calm. When it blows from the north, the south is smooth as a pool. When it swings south, the day belongs to the north. We've personally rated 12 beaches – and show you live where it's good today.

WHERE'S IT NICE TODAY?

Asking the wind …

Live data for Mallorca from Open-Meteo.

Tap another wind direction to plan for a different day.

Cala DeiàCala MondragóCala PiCala Sant VicençCala VarquesCaló des MoroEs TrencPlatja de FormentorPlatja de MuroPlatja des CaragolPortals VellsTorrent de Pareis / Sa Calobra

Calm today

    calm side-on rather choppy

    A rule of thumb based on how the coves face – no swimming guarantee. On site, flags and lifeguards have the final word.

    All beaches in the WOW Beach Guide

    Westen · DeiàCala DeiàCala Deià is a small pebble cove below the artists' village of Deià on the west coast: crystal-clear water, fishermen's huts and two restaurants ri...Beach guide → Osten · SantanyíCala MondragóCala Mondragó lies in the Mondragó Nature Park on the east coast: two sandy coves, shallow water, pines behind. Ideal for families – and usually ca...Beach guide → Süden · LlucmajorCala PiCala Pi is a narrow, fjord-like cove in the south – small, bright, crystal clear and, thanks to its shape, sheltered from almost every wind. 147 st...Beach guide → Norden · PollençaCala Sant VicençCala Sant Vicenç isn't one beach – it's four little coves in one village in the north, with sand, clear water and a rocky backdrop. Perfect with so...Beach guide → Osten · ManacorCala VarquesCala Varques is an undeveloped natural cove on the east coast: white sand, turquoise water, caves – and not a single kiosk. Reachable only on foot ...Beach guide → Osten · SantanyíCaló des MoroCaló des Moro is probably Mallorca's most photographed cove – and only about 30 metres long. If you really want to enjoy it, come before 8:30 am or...Beach guide → Süden · Campos / Ses SalinesEs TrencEs Trenc is the big natural beach in the south: around 2.5 kilometres of white sand, no hotels, salt pans behind. No shade, but a real Caribbean fe...Beach guide → Norden · PollençaPlatja de FormentorPlatja de Formentor is the beach with Mallorca's rarest luxury: pine shade almost down to the water. Fine sand, calm water – and with a northerly w...Beach guide → Norden · MuroPlatja de MuroPlatja de Muro is over five kilometres of fine sand in the Bay of Alcúdia – shallow, bright and ideal with kids. Calm with westerly and northwester...Beach guide → Süden · Ses SalinesPlatja des CaragolPlatja des Caragol is, together with Cala en Tugores, Mallorca's southernmost beach: 500 metres of white sand with dunes, reachable only on foot an...Beach guide → Westen · CalviàPortals VellsPortals Vells is a group of small sandy coves in the southwest near Calvià – with shallow, clear water, pines and a cave chapel in an old quarry. U...Beach guide → Westen · EscorcaTorrent de Pareis / Sa CalobraTorrent de Pareis is a pebble cove at the end of a gorge with rock walls almost 300 metres high – one of Mallorca's most spectacular natural sights...Beach guide →

    Which beach for which wind?

    The cheat sheet. Winds are named after the direction they come from – and on Mallorca, each one has its own name.

    Wind fromUsually calm here
    N Tramuntananorth windCala Mondragó, Cala Pi, Cala Varques, Caló des Moro, Es Trenc, Platja de Formentor, Platja des Caragol, Portals Vells
    NE Gregalnortheast windCala Deià, Cala Pi, Es Trenc, Platja de Formentor, Platja des Caragol, Portals Vells
    E Llevanteast windCala Deià, Cala Pi, Es Trenc, Portals Vells
    SE Xalocsoutheast windCala Deià, Cala Sant Vicenç, Torrent de Pareis / Sa Calobra
    S Migjornsouth windCala Deià, Cala Sant Vicenç, Platja de Muro, Torrent de Pareis / Sa Calobra
    SW Garbísouthwest windCala Mondragó, Cala Pi, Cala Sant Vicenç, Cala Varques, Platja de Muro, Torrent de Pareis / Sa Calobra
    W Ponentwest windCala Mondragó, Cala Pi, Cala Sant Vicenç, Cala Varques, Caló des Moro, Platja de Formentor, Platja de Muro
    NW Mestralnorthwest windCala Mondragó, Cala Pi, Cala Varques, Caló des Moro, Platja de Formentor, Platja de Muro, Platja des Caragol

    FAQ: beach weather on Mallorca

    Why does the wind decide which beach is nice on Mallorca?

    Mallorca has coastline facing every direction. When the wind blows onshore into a bay, it brings waves, seagrass and sometimes jellyfish. On the other side of the island, the sea lies in the lee. Check the wind direction in the morning and you'll almost always find a calm beach.

    Which beaches are calm with the Tramuntana (north wind)?

    Usually sheltered: Cala Mondragó, Cala Pi, Cala Varques, Caló des Moro, Es Trenc, Platja de Formentor, Platja des Caragol, Portals Vells.

    Which beaches are calm with the Llevant (east wind)?

    Usually sheltered: Cala Deià, Cala Pi, Es Trenc, Portals Vells.

    Which beaches are calm with the Migjorn (south wind)?

    Usually sheltered: Cala Deià, Cala Sant Vicenç, Platja de Muro, Torrent de Pareis / Sa Calobra.

    Which beaches are calm with the Ponent (west wind)?

    Usually sheltered: Cala Mondragó, Cala Pi, Cala Sant Vicenç, Cala Varques, Caló des Moro, Platja de Formentor, Platja de Muro.

    Which beach on Mallorca is almost always sheltered?

    Cala Pi in the south. The narrow, fjord-like cove has a bend in it, so the water is almost always calm. Only heavy swell from the south brings waves in.

    And after the beach?

    Back to your own finca. Pool, peace, cold drinks. And if you fancy a different beach tomorrow: one call on the red phone is all it takes.

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    Cala Pi – Small, turquoise, and quite well hidden.

    Cala Pi is not a bay you just happen to stumble upon by chance. From the small village of Cala Pi, you descend a long flight of stairs between the cliffs – and then, suddenly, there it is: a narrow sandy bay with turquoise water and a true feeling of Mallorca.

    To the Cala Pi guide
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