Playa de Carchuna
Long open beach backed by the Carchuna plain and agricultural landscape.
Playa de La Joya
Secluded cove west of Torrenueva with cliffs and naturist use.
Playa de las Azucenas
Wide low-key beach near Motril’s port and protected coastal wetlands.
Playa de Poniente
Large Motril beach with many services and a more local atmosphere than resort strips.
Playa de Torrenueva
Popular local beach town with a broad, accessible seafront.
Playa del Cable
Local beach sector near Motril port, often overlooked beside Playa Granada.
Playa Granada
Long resort-style beach beside Motril’s main leisure and golf area.
Playa La Chucha
Local beach between Torrenueva and Carchuna, useful for avoiding coastline gaps.
Motril sits in Granada, Spain and is home to 8 ranked beaches on OnlyBeaches. Every beach here is scored by the OnlyBeaches Index — a 1-10 metric blending water purity, live conditions (waves, water temperature, wind), crowd intelligence and vibe.
Whether you're after the highest-scoring beach in Motril or a quieter hidden cove, the list above is refreshed every 30 minutes using live Stormglass and OpenWeather data.
