What you can see on the Benidorm webcam
The camera turns between a few fixed views. The widest looks east over the sand of Poniente, its palms and its rows of sunbeds, then right across the water to the skyscrapers of Levante and the dark ridge of the Serra Gelada behind them, with Benidorm Island at the far right. Another view looks south towards the island and the headland at La Cala. Either way you can see at a glance how clear the sky is, how busy the sand is and whether the sea is flat or breaking white.
Benidorm beach webcam: Poniente from La Cala
The camera is on the roof of a hotel in La Cala, a short walk back from the western end of Poniente beach, and it moves between preset views. Looking east, the foreground is the sand of Poniente with its blocks of blue sunbeds, a line of palms and the edge of the promenade; beyond them come the open bay, the Levante skyline and the ridge of the Serra Gelada, with Benidorm Island at the right-hand edge. Looking south, the island and the headland of La Cala fill the frame.
It sends still images rather than video, so it is best for the big questions: is the sky clear, is the sea calm or white along the shore, and are the sunbeds filling up yet?
Two beaches and an island
Levante, the eastern beach, runs for about 2 km (1¼ miles) and is the livelier side of town. Poniente is longer, about 3 km (nearly 2 miles), and calmer, backed by a wave-shaped, multicoloured promenade designed by the architect Carlos Ferrater. Between the two, the old town stands on a rocky point with the Balcó del Mediterrani lookout at its tip. Benidorm Island lies a little over 2 miles out and belongs, with the cliffs of the Serra Gelada, to a natural park; excursion boats leave from the small harbour below the old town.
When to watch Benidorm
Benidorm keeps Spanish time, an hour ahead of London and Dublin, and the clocks change on the same weekends in both countries, so the gap never varies. The bay faces south: mornings are bright over the sea, and late in the afternoon the low sun lights up the Levante towers across the water, the best moment on this camera. Winter days are mild and often clear, which is why so many British visitors stay for weeks between November and March. The sea is coolest in late winter, around 14 °C, and warmest in August, at about 26 °C.
Around Benidorm
Albir, Altea and the Penyal d'Ifac at Calpe are all a short drive up the coast. The TRAM coastal line runs from Benidorm south to Alicante.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Benidorm webcam live video?
No. It shows the camera's latest still images, renewed through the day, and you can play the last 24 hours back as a time-lapse.
Which beach does the Benidorm webcam show?
Mainly Poniente, the western beach, seen from its La Cala end, with Levante visible across the bay.
