What you can see on the San Agustín webcam
The camera looks down from a height over the main beach and south-west along the shore towards Playa del Inglés, as a time-lapse of the last 24 hours: enough to check the sand, the colour of the water and the weather along this coast. Playa del Águila, at the eastern end of the resort, has its own live camera, looking out to sea from the bungalow gardens above the beach: it is on the Playa del Águila webcam page.
San Agustín beach webcam, looking towards Playa del Inglés
Placed high above the beach at San Agustín, near the point of Las Burras, this camera looks south-west along the shore. The dark sand curves away below, with sunbeds stacked in neat blocks and people at the water's edge; the promenade and low-rise hotels run behind it, and in the distance the coast continues past Playa del Inglés towards Maspalomas.
The whole left half of the picture is open sea, so it is easy to tell whether the water is glassy or ruffled by the wind. Morning light falls from behind the camera and is especially clear. It is shown as a time-lapse covering the last 24 hours.
A coast of small beaches
The beaches here are smaller than the great sweep of Maspalomas, and their sand is darker. San Agustín itself is the main one; towards Playa del Inglés lie the little coves of Las Burras and El Cochino, and to the east is Playa del Águila. Breakwaters and rocky points divide the coast into short sections, and a seafront path links them, so you can walk from one to the next above the water.
When to watch San Agustín
The beaches face south-east, so the morning light is the clearest and the sand gets the sun from early on. The trade wind usually blows harder in the afternoons and in summer, when the sea shows more white water. Daytime temperatures in the low 20s °C are normal in winter, and because the Canaries share the UK's time zone, what you see on the screen is happening at the same hour as at home.
Around San Agustín
Playa del Inglés and the Maspalomas dunes are a short walk or bus ride to the south-west. Inland, the GC-60 road climbs through the Fataga ravine to the mountains in the middle of the island, a contrast with the coast that is worth a day out.
Visiting San Agustín
The resort sits close to the GC-1 motorway, which links it with the airport and Las Palmas. Paths and steps lead down from the hotels to the beaches. As on any Atlantic beach, check the flag before swimming, especially on the sections without breakwaters, where waves reach the sand directly.
