San Agustin Beach
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San Agustín Beach is a lovely, relatively peaceful spot known for its dark sand and clear waters. It's not overcrowded, making it ideal for families and those seeking a tranquil day by the sea.
Highlights:
- Beautiful, clean beach with good water quality.
- Safe environment with attentive lifeguards.
- Available amenities include showers and nearby restaurants.
- Scenic promenade perfect for walks along the coast.
- Good for surfing when the waves are suitable.
However, some visitors note that:
- Parking can be challenging on weekends.
- The beach has rocky areas, so caution is advised when swimming.
- Occasional issues with cleanliness, especially during busy times.
- Can be windy, which might be uncomfortable at times.
Overall, it's a fantastic place to enjoy the sun, surf, and eat delicious meals while surrounded by stunning natural beauty.
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Below you will find 54 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de San Agustín.
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Positive experience: Beautiful beach, not very crowded at the beginning of October, very quiet. 2 sunbeds and 1 umbrella cost 9 Euros, unfortunately they seem a bit old. Shower at the beach, toilets unfortunately a bit further away and not very clean.
Positive experience: Wonderful bathing beach with some bars nearby. Suitable for surfing when the wave size is appropriate. However, the parking situation on weekends is extremely tense. Sometimes, there is not a single parking spot to be found in all of San Agustín.
Fantastic experience: Very pleasant beach. But not easy to find a free parking space.
Positive experience: The beach itself is nice and you can walk comfortably along the paved path. You just shouldn't turn around and look at the large number of apartments and hotels.
Fantastic experience: Ideal beach on windless days, appropriately sized, not usually crowded, with parking and a nearby bar.
Below you will find 5 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de San Agustín.
Fantastic experience: Spiaggia bellissima, aperta. Il mare era mosso e c'erano molti bagnini a controllare. Spiaggia con sabbia color caffè ricavata da rocce vulcaniche e finissima. La spiaggia è sia libera sia attrezzata (un ombrellone e due sdraio euro 9 al giorno)
Positive experience: Bonita playa de tierra volcánica
Fantastic experience: Nice, big beach with good facilities. The sand is half volcanic so kids look dirty quickly but it washes off.
Positive experience: Black coloured volcanic sand beach. Sunbeds and parasol can be hired and there are some restaurants for drinks and snacks. There are no water fun rides so quite calm.
Positive experience: Playa muy tranquila de arena volcánica. Hay algunos restaurantes a metros de la playa
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Positive experience: A perfectly fine beach with plenty of space, but perhaps not everyone likes a type of harder sand. Easy access and few people.
Positive experience: Small beach, with many stones; when the tide rises a bit more, they are covered by water, which is always choppy and full of sand, and you can't see the bottom or where the stones are. Not recommended for children who want to walk in the water.
Positive experience: Beautiful beach with dark sand (volcanic sand). The sand is very fine. There are occasionally large rounded stones in the water. Water shoes are not strictly necessary. However, one should be a bit careful when walking through the water, as you can often feel such a larger stone under your feet. The water quality is good. Depending on the current, there are sometimes some algae. The waves are often a bit higher since this is the Atlantic. So there are more yellow than green flags. Nevertheless, you can go into the water.
Positive experience: It is much quieter here than in Playa del Inglés, which is a big advantage. The sand and especially the water are not very clean.
Fantastic experience: We went on a beautiful day, with no wind, and I liked it very much. The lifeguards are very attentive and there are friendly areas for children where they can play with the waves safely. You can see rocks but in general, it is a beach that doesn't hurt with loose stones. Plenty of space. I will return as soon as I can!
Below you will find 23 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de San Agustín.
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Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, clear waters and blue flag. The restaurant El Capitán has lost any trace of the quality it once had, what a shame.
Positive experience: It's nice although you have to be careful when swimming because there are many rocks in some areas. There is a restaurant to eat.
Positive experience: The beach is clean and relatively expansive, fine light sand. However, on the left and right edges, it is partly rocky. There are showers, but there are no changing rooms or toilets at all. A couple of restaurants are nearby. The beach is monitored by lifeguards.
Fantastic experience: A lovely quiet beach compared to playa del ingles, this beach is way nice and not too crowded. We stayed at the hotel looking over this beach and it was very peaceful! There is a lifeguard and medical help if needed, you can also rent sunloungers if necessary. There is a beach bar and restaurant here too.
Positive experience: Nice Beach with restaurants around.
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Positive experience: It was very clean and well monitored by the lifeguards, the wind is the only bad thing.
Fantastic experience: A lovely quiet beach compared to playa del ingles, this beach is way nice and not too crowded. We stayed at the hotel looking over this beach and it was very peaceful! There is a lifeguard and medical help if needed, you can also rent sunloungers if necessary. There is a beach bar and restaurant here too.
Fantastic experience: Una playa que cambia totalmente con la subida y bajada de marea, relajante, limpia, puesto de socorristas, tranquila, con acceso y aparcamientos para personas con movilidad reducida. Ideal para pasar un buen rato. Hay parking gratis por toda la zona y parada de Global a 2 minutos caminando
Fantastic experience: sehr schöner, von Rettungsschwimmern überwachter aber nicht überlaufener Sandstrand, es werden ausreichend Strand Liegen und Sonnenschirme zu ortsüblichen Preisen angeboten, mehrere saubere und angenehme Dusch Möglichkeiten am Strand
Fantastic experience: Strand ist gut erreichbar kostenloser Parkplatz mit vielen Parkplätzen ist vorhanden. Ein sehr schöner, grosser und langläufiger Strand. Auch bei vielen Besuchern ausreichend Platz vorhanden. Viel spanische und einheimische Besucher. Sehr windiger Tag, Schirm oder Strandmuschel nicht zu benutzen, dadurch kaum Schatten. Strand fällt flach ins Meer ab, sodass man relativ weit reingehen kann. Auch für Familien mit Kindern geeignet. Lifeguard vorhanden. Ein sehr schöner Strand bei dem der Besuch lohnt.
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Positive experience: Beautiful beach, not very crowded at the beginning of October, very quiet. 2 sunbeds and 1 umbrella cost 9 Euros, unfortunately they seem a bit old. Shower at the beach, toilets unfortunately a bit further away and not very clean.
Positive experience: Small beach, with many stones; when the tide rises a bit more, they are covered by water, which is always choppy and full of sand, and you can't see the bottom or where the stones are. Not recommended for children who want to walk in the water.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, clear waters and blue flag. The restaurant El Capitán has lost any trace of the quality it once had, what a shame.
Positive experience: Beautiful beach with dark sand (volcanic sand). The sand is very fine. There are occasionally large rounded stones in the water. Water shoes are not strictly necessary. However, one should be a bit careful when walking through the water, as you can often feel such a larger stone under your feet. The water quality is good. Depending on the current, there are sometimes some algae. The waves are often a bit higher since this is the Atlantic. So there are more yellow than green flags. Nevertheless, you can go into the water.
Positive experience: It is much quieter here than in Playa del Inglés, which is a big advantage. The sand and especially the water are not very clean.
Below you will find 6 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de San Agustín.
Positive experience: Wonderful bathing beach with some bars nearby. Suitable for surfing when the wave size is appropriate. However, the parking situation on weekends is extremely tense. Sometimes, there is not a single parking spot to be found in all of San Agustín.
Fantastic experience: Sympatyczna nie zatłoczona plaża o dwóch obliczach. W spokojne dni idealne miejsce do pływania i opalania ♀️️ . Piaszczysta plaża, długie zejście do wody. Kiedy wieje wiatr podnosi się fala pojawiają się surferzy ♀️. Niestety przy większej fali pływanie jest zabronione. Pilnują tego uprzejmi i sprawni ratownicy.
Fantastic experience: Schöner Strand mit guten Möglichkeiten zum Schwimmen, Joggen, Wind - und Kitesurfen. Wassertemperatur liegt im Winter bei 19 Grad und im Sommer bei 24 Grad Celsius. In Strandnähe kann man gut essen.
Fantastic experience: Toller Strand. Hier gibt es kleine Wellen zum surfen.
Positive experience: Hay buen restourante, un buen pasito,2 ducha a la playa, sombrillas y tumbona, se puede hacer surfing
Below you will find 1 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Playa de San Agustín.
Fantastic experience: Schöner Strand mit guten Möglichkeiten zum Schwimmen, Joggen, Wind - und Kitesurfen. Wassertemperatur liegt im Winter bei 19 Grad und im Sommer bei 24 Grad Celsius. In Strandnähe kann man gut essen.
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Positive experience: Sabbia scusa, onde divertenti non troppo alte. Lettini ombrelloni ma anche spiaggia libera. Parcheggio gratuito. Bar alle spalle
Positive experience: San agustin è una spiaggia immensa, una delle più grandi sull'isola. Sabbia nera che sembra caffè, rende questo posto diverso dagli altri. Non è molto popolata, soprattutto ci sono pochi turisti e quindi puoi goderti al pieno e con tranquillità il mare. Peccato che è quasi sempre agitato e quindi rende difficile la balneazione. Costi dei lettini è di 3€, come quasi tutte le spiagge. C'è disponibile un parcheggio gratuito oppure con strisce blu. Mancano i servizi igienici.
Fantastic experience: Bellissimo divertiti tanto , ottime persone
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San Agustin Beach: Reviews
Fantastic experience: It's one of the best places to go with children.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic place that allows you to relax
Positive experience: Very nice
Fantastic experience: Gay zone free of screaming children. We will return!
Fantastic experience: There are many corners that have tranquility. It doesn't always have to be alarm. Here there are nice spots for a sundowner.
Positive experience: We stayed in this area, at the Gloria Palace Hotel, and every morning we went down to enjoy this small beach. Very quiet area, ideal for families and with all the services. Its long boardwalk extends all the way to Maspalomas.
Positive experience: Nice
Positive experience: Beautiful beach, not very crowded at the beginning of October, very quiet. 2 sunbeds and 1 umbrella cost 9 Euros, unfortunately they seem a bit old. Shower at the beach, toilets unfortunately a bit further away and not very clean.
Positive experience: A perfectly fine beach with plenty of space, but perhaps not everyone likes a type of harder sand. Easy access and few people.
Positive experience: Wonderful bathing beach with some bars nearby. Suitable for surfing when the wave size is appropriate. However, the parking situation on weekends is extremely tense. Sometimes, there is not a single parking spot to be found in all of San Agustín.
Fantastic experience: Beach with dark sand. Quite large in size. There is a promenade for walks by it. Worth recommending.
Positive experience: Small beach, with many stones; when the tide rises a bit more, they are covered by water, which is always choppy and full of sand, and you can't see the bottom or where the stones are. Not recommended for children who want to walk in the water.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, clear waters and blue flag. The restaurant El Capitán has lost any trace of the quality it once had, what a shame.
Positive experience: Beautiful beach with dark sand (volcanic sand). The sand is very fine. There are occasionally large rounded stones in the water. Water shoes are not strictly necessary. However, one should be a bit careful when walking through the water, as you can often feel such a larger stone under your feet. The water quality is good. Depending on the current, there are sometimes some algae. The waves are often a bit higher since this is the Atlantic. So there are more yellow than green flags. Nevertheless, you can go into the water.
Positive experience: It is much quieter here than in Playa del Inglés, which is a big advantage. The sand and especially the water are not very clean.
Fantastic experience: Nice beach. The water is clear. It's not crowded. Well spent time.
Fantastic experience: We went on a beautiful day, with no wind, and I liked it very much. The lifeguards are very attentive and there are friendly areas for children where they can play with the waves safely. You can see rocks but in general, it is a beach that doesn't hurt with loose stones. Plenty of space. I will return as soon as I can!
Fantastic experience: Beautiful promenade
Fantastic experience: Super nice beach, very quiet
Fantastic experience: Very quiet place, beautiful, only positive experiences gained, definitely recommend.
Fantastic experience: The instructor Jesús, Patricia, and Laura are very nice and friendly.
Fantastic experience: A beautiful beach with a very pleasant and family-friendly atmosphere
Positive experience: A calm and nice beach with dark sand.
Positive experience: Beautiful beach of the Canary Islands. Typical village with crystal clear waters.
Fantastic experience: Very pleasant beach. But not easy to find a free parking space.
Positive experience: A bit of waves, but a good beach to spend the day...
Fantastic experience: A beautiful beach..small hotel complexes...from there you can walk for kilometers...a dream!!
Fantastic experience: Small beach that is not overcrowded and is somewhat unspoiled. Crustaceans like to sunbathe on the rocky shore. Soon we will be going back☀️☀️☀️
Fantastic experience: A place with charm, lots of tranquility, and a very family-friendly beach
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach with great restaurants, bars, and kiosks
Positive experience: The beach itself is nice and you can walk comfortably along the paved path. You just shouldn't turn around and look at the large number of apartments and hotels.
Positive experience: It's nice although you have to be careful when swimming because there are many rocks in some areas. There is a restaurant to eat.
Fantastic experience: Ideal beach on windless days, appropriately sized, not usually crowded, with parking and a nearby bar.
Positive experience: Actually gone out of date, a bit sad together with the worn-out hotel
Positive experience: Beautiful shore
Positive experience: There is usually wind.
Fantastic experience: An excellent place, we ate very well, extraordinary service, and special treatment as well, with incredible views. A 10.
Fantastic experience: Nice beach, nice space
Fantastic experience: A beautiful, not too large beach....
Fantastic experience: Nice sand beach. There are showers and a good cocktail bar nearby. Best recommendations.
Fantastic experience: Quiet sandy beach with less tourism. Not very big, but we like it here. Showers are available. The sunbeds currently cost €9 per day for 2 people.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful
Fantastic experience: The best beach in the area
Positive experience: An ok beach!
Positive experience: This is not a place that takes your breath away. The island is volcanic, so you'll be surprised because the sand is black. At first, it’s quite hard to get used to it. There are no hotels right on the beach, which means the beach is public. You can of course rent sunbeds and towels, but the prices are not attractive, so it's better to bring your own towel and enjoy the black sand. You access the beach from the street via stairs. The beach is quite long and wide, so you can take a walk and even see a bunker from World War II. I don't consider this place to be super attractive.
Positive experience: Great beaches, however windy!
Fantastic experience: Cozy beach although sometimes windy. Dark sand, good service, and parking nearby although small.
Fantastic experience: I went there one day without sun.
Fantastic experience: Nice beach with fairly easy parking.
Positive experience: The beach is clean and relatively expansive, fine light sand. However, on the left and right edges, it is partly rocky. There are showers, but there are no changing rooms or toilets at all. A couple of restaurants are nearby. The beach is monitored by lifeguards.
Positive experience: Public beach with dark sand. Sun loungers and umbrellas are for rent. Access to the beach is via stairs.
Fantastic experience: Quiet beach in the south
Fantastic experience: Wonderful quiet beach... and with fantastic sand...
Fantastic experience: I love this beach!
Fantastic experience: Very quiet and family-friendly beach. The days I went there was hardly any wind. There were people, but it was not overwhelming.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach.
Positive experience: Beautiful beach but many stones
Fantastic experience: Superb beach for a magical sunrise with no one around. However, there isn't much around for dining except for a bar/ice cream shop that opens at 10 am. Therefore, I recommend it mainly in the morning :)
Fantastic experience: Quiet beach, ideal for disconnecting.
Positive experience: It was very clean and well monitored by the lifeguards, the wind is the only bad thing.
Positive experience: Beautiful beach and few people, super
Fantastic experience: The day I went, there was a lot of wind. You can rent sunbeds with umbrellas for €10 until 5 PM. There is plenty of sand for walking and being with kids. It is quiet, but the sea currents can be a bit treacherous, although there are lifeguards. Honestly, I really liked it.
Fantastic experience: The best summer of my life with my partner has been a true paradise. Next year we are definitely coming back 100%, and thanks to my partner for making everything possible. Without a doubt, it is the best thing life has given me. I plan to go to the Canary Islands and everywhere together hand in hand and to travel around all of Spain and the entire world. An spectacular and very special beach!!!!!
Positive experience: Very peaceful beach, with hardly any waves and you can swim perfectly. It is windy and can be somewhat uncomfortable but acceptable!
Fantastic experience: A lovely quiet beach compared to playa del ingles, this beach is way nice and not too crowded. We stayed at the hotel looking over this beach and it was very peaceful! There is a lifeguard and medical help if needed, you can also rent sunloungers if necessary. There is a beach bar and restaurant here too.
Fantastic experience: Very nice beach close to the hotel I stayed.
Fantastic experience: Great heach to have a walk and to serf
Positive experience: Nice coastal walk. Pity about the run down commercial parts
Positive experience: Nice beach, but there is a very steep descent into the waves. A lot of concrete buildings around the beach do not make for a romantic setting.
Positive experience: I dont see any downside of this place exept lack of people, but that can be found closer do Ingles.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful walk along the coast from Madpalomas. Wish we had more time to spend here.
Fantastic experience: San Agustin is a little place which location is on southern Gran Canaria, with beautiful beach and great for relaxing and Many hotels!
Positive experience: Very good spot to relax beautiful beaches and great apartments to stay in a bit short on Amenities
Positive experience: Nice clean beach with dark coloured sand. First week of April and it's very quiet.
Negative experience: This beach has dark sand which makes it ugly. This resort poor not much here.So disappointed as other beaches on the island we visited were better.
Positive experience: A little rocky and dark sand that gets very hot in the sun. Parasols and sunbeds available.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, lovely clear water & great facilities.
Fantastic experience: Great beach, maybe not the best for children (strong waves) but great for adults - fighting with those waves gives a lot of fun. Water is really warm compared to, i.e. Amadores plus there is a free toilet available. Not many people, mainly locals. Highly recommended.
Fantastic experience: I was there in the middle of june. It was nice and not crowded. Clean water, nice sand. Have shower and medical help if needed. Recommended.
Positive experience: Nice Beatch with perfect weather and excellent warm sea.
Negative experience: Really not my cup of tea. Very touristy, many touts, and a beach jammed with people. Blackpool with lots of sun!!
Fantastic experience: Very friendly local population. Less people than Masspalomas. Much better. Spectacular ocean Beach and waves
Fantastic experience: Fabulous lovely staff nothing to much trouble a special mention to the gardener's will defo return but we have been spoilt we got bumped up to a bungalow on the beach with a jacuzzi fantastic have to start saving keep the missus happy and me
Fantastic experience: Nice, big beach with good facilities. The sand is half volcanic so kids look dirty quickly but it washes off.
Positive experience: Very good food but some tapas came to the table a little too late. We almost asked if they forgotten about them. About 4 tapas as a good amount of food for me.
Positive experience: Nice Beach with restaurants around.
Positive experience: A beautiful little bay in a relaxing little village but it is very windy almost all the time which makes it bit chilly while resting on a sunbed.
Fantastic experience: Great less crowded beach , Very clean and silent . Amazing to be there . Pure relaxation is there ...I consider best place to be in maspalomas where you dont see alot of crowd
Fantastic experience: Not too busy an breeze keeps the temperature bearable
Positive experience: One of the better beaches on Gran Canaria. Not so crowded, soft, a little darker sand. Overall, a nice beach.
Positive experience: Black coloured volcanic sand beach. Sunbeds and parasol can be hired and there are some restaurants for drinks and snacks. There are no water fun rides so quite calm.
Fantastic experience: Great beach with basic services nearby
Fantastic experience: Great beach with all services and restaurants nearby.
Positive experience: The sand is soft and black and with a great board walk from one side of the city to the other along the ocean
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