What you can see on the Can Picafort webcam
From above the dunes, the view looks out across a wide beach with rows of straw parasols to the open bay and the mountains on the horizon. You see the breaking waves, the people walking at the water's edge and the colour of the sky over the sea. Son Serra de Marina, the windsurfers' beach a few miles east, has a camera of its own at a beach bar, with a 24-hour time-lapse: it is on the Son Serra de Marina webcam page.
Can Picafort beach webcam
This camera looks over the dunes and beach on the Bay of Alcúdia at Can Picafort. Low scrub covers the dunes in the foreground, a row of straw parasols lines the sand and the bay stretches to the horizon, with mountains rising steeply on the right.
The waves are the main thing to watch: on calm days the water lies flat and blue, and on a north-easterly the surf rolls in in several lines, the kind of day the windsurfers wait for. It is also a quick check on beach life, from early walkers at the water's edge to full rows of sunbeds at midday.
The necropolis by the sea
Between Can Picafort and Son Serra lies one of the most remarkable archaeological sites on Majorca: the necropolis of Son Real, an ancient cemetery of stone tombs built right on the shoreline more than two and a half thousand years ago. The coastal path from the edge of town passes beside it, through a public estate of pine woods and dunes, and continues to the tiny islet of Es Porros, which has its own burial site.
When to watch Can Picafort
Mallorca is one hour ahead of the UK. The beach faces north-east, so sunrise over the bay is the moment for a calm, glassy sea. The same orientation lets north-easterly winds build waves here, which is why windsurfers and kitesurfers head to Son Serra when the camera shows white water. The sea reaches about 26 °C in August.
Around Can Picafort
Playa de Muro and the S'Albufera wetland are a few miles west. Santa Margalida, the inland town, is known for its September procession in honour of Santa Catalina Thomàs. Alcúdia is about 9 miles (14 km) away.
Visiting Can Picafort
Palma airport is about 40 miles (60 km) away. The town beach is sandy and gently shelving, watched by lifeguards in season; beyond the town, beaches are more natural and have fewer services. Take water and sun protection on the Son Real path, which has little shade.
