Beaches by wind

Mallorca beaches when the wind blows from the west (ponent)

When the ponent blows at 40 km/h, the calmest beaches are those sheltered from that side: Cala Barques, Cala Pi, Cala Sant Vicenç, Cala Falcó, Caló des Serral. All 210 beaches ranked by the waves that wind would raise at each.

Updated 30/10/2026Sources 2

With wind from the west (ponent, 40 km/h), the smallest waves are at Cala Barques (under 0.05 m).Our own exposure measurement from the OSM coastline and the JONSWAP wave formula, 30 October 2026. Permalink: https://mallorcaday.com/en/beaches/wind/w/#cytat

This is an estimate from how open each beach is, not a forecast or a lifeguard notice. For today's forecast see the Beaches today layer on the 3D map.

#	Beach	Region	Waves	Conditions
1	Cala Barques	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
2	Cala Pi	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
3	Cala Sant Vicenç	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
4	Cala Falcó	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
5	Caló des Serral	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
6	Es Genetó	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
7	Cala Anguila	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
8	Cala Serena	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
9	Racó de ses Barreres	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
10	Cala Agulla	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
11	Cala d'Or (Cala Gran)	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
12	Cala Llombards	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
13	Cala Marçal	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
14	Cala Millor	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
15	Cala Mitjana (Artà)	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
16	Cala Mitjana (Felanitx)	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
17	Cala Molins	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
18	Son Moll beach, Cala Ratjada	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
19	Cala Sa Nau	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
20	Cala Varques	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
21	Caló des Moro	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
22	Camp de Mar beach	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
23	Can Picafort beach	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
24	Coll Baix beach	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
25	Illetes beach	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
26	Alcúdia beach	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
27	Playa de Muro (Platja de Muro)	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
28	Port de Pollença beach	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
29	Sa Calobra and the Torrent de Pareis mouth	Serra de Tramuntana	under 0.05 m	moderate
30	Portals Vells	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
31	S'Amarador beach	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
32	Cala s'Arralot	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
33	Platja Petita	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
34	Cala Xada	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
35	Cala Domingos Petit	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
36	s'Illot	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
37	platja dels Francesos	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
38	Platja de Can Cullerassa	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
39	sa Barca Trencada	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
40	caló dels Reis	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
41	Platja de Cala Bella Dona	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
42	Cala Brafi	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
43	Platja des Caló d'en Monjo	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
44	Caló des Homos Morts	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
45	Cala de s'Estany d'en Mas	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
46	Caló des Beato	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
47	Cala Mermessèn	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
48	Cala Domingos Gran	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
49	Platja de Calanova	Palma and the Bay of Palma	under 0.05 m	moderate
50	Caló dels Macs	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
51	Platja de Cas Català	Palma and the Bay of Palma	under 0.05 m	moderate
52	Cala Oli	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
53	Racó des Murter	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
54	Platja de s'Hostalet	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
55	Platja de la Punta des Carregador	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
56	Platja de Ses Penyes Roges	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
57	Platja des Cap des Gegant	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
58	Caló d'en Rafelino	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
59	Cala del Guix	Palma and the Bay of Palma	under 0.05 m	moderate
60	Cala Mendia	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
61	Platja de na Marins	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
62	Racó de s’Arena	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
63	Cala Petita	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
64	Cala en Cranc	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
65	Cala de sa Font	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
66	Cala Santanyí	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
67	Platja de Son Maties	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
68	Platja de na Nadala	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
69	Platja de Son Caliu	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
70	Cala Màrmols	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
71	Cala Esmeralda	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
72	Cala Ferrera	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
73	Cala Murta	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
74	Platja d'es Port	Migjorn: the south	under 0.05 m	moderate
75	Cala na Llòbriga	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
76	Cala de sa Font Salada	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
77	Cala en Feliu	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
78	platja dels Secs	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
79	Cala Gat	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
80	Cala Blanca	Ponent: the west	under 0.05 m	moderate
81	Platja de sa font de Sant Pere	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
82	Caló des Pou	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
83	Cala Morlanda	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
84	Cala en Gossalba	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
85	Cala Figuera	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
86	Cala es Matzocs	Llevant: the east coast	under 0.05 m	moderate
87	Platja de sa Font de Sant Joan	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
88	platja d'en Repic	Serra de Tramuntana	under 0.05 m	moderate
89	Cala Bóquer	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
90	caló de sa Bassa Blanca	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	under 0.05 m	moderate
91	Cala Deià	Serra de Tramuntana	0.1 m	moderate
92	Cala Estància	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.1 m	moderate
93	Cala Torta	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
94	Magaluf beach	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
95	Sa Coma beach	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
96	Son Bauló beach	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
97	Son Serra de Marina beach	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
98	Platja de Ca'n Picafort	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
99	Platja de Capellans	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
100	Platja de Can Pastilla	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.1 m	moderate
101	Platja de Na Patana	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
102	Cala des Porros	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
103	Platja de s'Arenal	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
104	Platja des Serralot	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
105	Platja de Son Real	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
106	platja de Canyamel	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
107	Es Comú - Platja de Muro	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
108	Caló de sa Torre	Migjorn: the south	0.1 m	moderate
109	Arenal d’en Casat	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
110	cala de n´Aladern	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
111	Platja de Porto Novo o d'es Carregador	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
112	Cala Castell	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
113	Cala Serch	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
114	Platja des Morer Vermell	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
115	Cala Mesquida	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
116	Cala Mondragó	Migjorn: the south	0.1 m	moderate
117	Cala s'Almunia	Migjorn: the south	0.1 m	moderate
118	Es Ribell beach	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
119	Platja de s'Homo Mort	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
120	Platja de l'Oratori	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
121	Font de Cala Bóquer	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
122	Platja de s’Home Mort	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
123	s'Arenalet d'es Verger	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
124	Platja de Santa Margalida	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
125	Platja del Lleó	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
126	Platja des Mollet	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
127	sa Cala de s'Art	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
128	Platja de Palmira	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
129	Es Clot	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
130	Platja de la Costa d'en Blanes	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
131	Platja de ses Penyes Roges	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
132	Cala Major	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.1 m	moderate
133	Caleta des Capellans	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
134	Sa Foradada	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
135	Caló d'en Pellicer	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
136	Cala Poncet	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
137	Platja de Punta Portals	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
138	cala de sa Cova	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
139	Formentor beach	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
140	Platja des Portitxolet	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.1 m	moderate
141	Punta Negra	Ponent: the west	0.1 m	moderate
142	Arenal dels Ases	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
143	Platja del Corral d'en Bennàssar	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
144	platja del Dofí	Migjorn: the south	0.1 m	moderate
145	Alcanada beach	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
146	Porto Colom (S'Arenal beach)	Llevant: the east coast	0.1 m	moderate
147	S’Arenal de Sa Canova	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.1 m	moderate
148	Cala Xinxell	Ponent: the west	0.2 m	moderate
149	La Platjola	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.2 m	moderate
150	platja de Can Curt	Migjorn: the south	0.2 m	moderate
151	Es Port - Es Dolç (Colònia de Sant Jordi)	Migjorn: the south	0.2 m	moderate
152	Punta des Gas	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.2 m	moderate
153	Platja Gran de Torà	Ponent: the west	0.2 m	moderate
154	Cala Tuent	Serra de Tramuntana	0.2 m	moderate
155	platja del Torrent de Pareis	Serra de Tramuntana	0.2 m	moderate
156	Cala en Fonoll	Ponent: the west	0.2 m	moderate
157	Caló des Grells	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.2 m	moderate
158	Platja de Can Pere Antoni	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.2 m	moderate
159	Platja de Ca'n Pere Antoni	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.2 m	moderate
160	Cala en Basset	Ponent: the west	0.2 m	moderate
161	Port de Sóller beaches	Serra de Tramuntana	0.2 m	moderate
162	s'Algar	Ponent: the west	0.2 m	moderate
163	Platja d'es Coto	Migjorn: the south	0.2 m	moderate
164	Platja d'es Carbó	Migjorn: the south	0.2 m	moderate
165	sa Platja Gran	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.2 m	moderate
166	Ca los Camps	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.3 m	moderate
167	Sant Elm beach	Ponent: the west	0.3 m	moderate
168	Platja de s’Estanyol	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.3 m	moderate
169	Platja Colònia de Sant Pere	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.3 m	moderate
170	Platja de Can Pruaga	Serra de Tramuntana	0.3 m	moderate
171	Ciutat Jardí beach	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.3 m	waves
172	Platja de La Romana	Ponent: the west	0.3 m	waves
173	platja de sa Clota	Serra de Tramuntana	0.3 m	waves
174	Platja des Molinar	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.3 m	waves
175	sa Platja Petita	The north: Pollença and Alcúdia	0.3 m	waves
176	Cala Llamp	Ponent: the west	0.4 m	waves
177	platja de ses Bassetes	Ponent: the west	0.4 m	waves
178	platja de Son Bunyola	Serra de Tramuntana	0.4 m	waves
179	Sa Ràpita beach	Migjorn: the south	0.4 m	waves
180	El Penyó	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.4 m	waves
181	Platja des Estanys	Migjorn: the south	0.4 m	waves
182	Platja del Toro	Ponent: the west	0.4 m	waves
183	sa cova Rotja	Ponent: the west	0.4 m	waves
184	Platja de Santa Ponça	Ponent: the west	0.4 m	waves
185	La Calita	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.4 m	waves
186	es Canyaret	Serra de Tramuntana	0.4 m	waves
187	platja de la Punta dels Gats	Ponent: the west	0.5 m	waves
188	Cala Gata	Serra de Tramuntana	0.5 m	waves
189	Platja Cala Blanca	Ponent: the west	0.5 m	waves
190	Cala Estellencs	Serra de Tramuntana	0.5 m	waves
191	platja de Can Sales	Serra de Tramuntana	0.5 m	waves
192	platjola de sa Figuera	Serra de Tramuntana	0.5 m	waves
193	Platja de Ses Covetes	Migjorn: the south	0.5 m	waves
194	Monte de oro	Ponent: the west	0.6 m	waves
195	Platja des Freu	Migjorn: the south	0.6 m	waves
196	Es Caragol beach	Migjorn: the south	0.6 m	waves
197	Sa Marina	Serra de Tramuntana	0.7 m	waves
198	Playa de Palma (Platja de Palma)	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.7 m	waves
199	Bassa Cabots	Migjorn: the south	0.7 m	waves
200	Platja de s'Arenal	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.8 m	waves
201	Es Trenc beach	Migjorn: the south	0.8 m	waves
202	Platja de s'Arenal de Llucmajor	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.8 m	waves
203	Caló de Sant Antoni	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.8 m	waves
204	Es Calonet des Fornàs	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.8 m	waves
205	Sa Cova Baixa	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.8 m	waves
206	Cala Mosques	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.9 m	waves
207	Caló de ses Lleonardes	Palma and the Bay of Palma	0.9 m	waves
208	Platja Es Peregons	Migjorn: the south	0.9 m	waves
209	Racó de sa Fragata	Ponent: the west	0.9 m	waves
210	Caleta d'El Toro	Ponent: the west	1 m	waves

tramuntana · gregal · llevant · xaloc · migjorn · garbí · mestral

Questions and answers

Which beach in Mallorca is calm when the wind blows from the west (ponent)?

With ponent at 40 km/h, the smallest waves are at: Cala Barques, Cala Pi, Cala Sant Vicenç, Cala Falcó, Caló des Serral.

Where are the waves in Mallorca when the ponent blows?

The most exposed from that side: Caleta d'El Toro, Racó de sa Fragata, Platja Es Peregons, Caló de ses Lleonardes, Cala Mosques.

How do you work this out?

From how open each beach is to the sea (fetch from the OSM coastline every 5 degrees) and the JONSWAP wind-wave formula; the Beaches today layer on the 3D map uses the same logic.

Sources

OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
portal/narzedzia/plaze_ekspozycja.py, web/warstwy/plaze-dzis-logika.js