Conditions are good today. Seaweed levels are low and the water is clear. No significant concerns.
May through October. The Mediterranean is warm from June (76°F+) through September. May and October are excellent shoulder months with fewer crowds. No sargassum in the Mediterranean.
Emerald-green water with exceptional visibility, fine white sand, and a small beach bar in summer. Reached by footpath (10 min) or boat from Cala Galdana. Neighboring Cala Macarelleta (nudist) is a short walk over the headland.
Menorca's coastline has been shaped by 4,000 years of civilization: the island's prehistoric talayotic culture left more megalithic monuments per square kilometer than almost anywhere on Earth. Cala Macarella sits within a limestone kariff carved by millennia of wave action, sheltered by dense Mediterranean garrigue (scrubland) that prevented large-scale development. Menorca was a British possession for most of the 18th century: Port Mahon was the Royal Navy's preferred winter anchorage in the Mediterranean, and the island changed hands between Britain, France, and Spain four times before 1802. The Biosphere Reserve designation in 1993 legally protected coves like Macarella from the mass tourism development that overtook Ibiza and Mallorca.
"O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious.": Psalm 104:24-25Live seaweed levels, surf, water quality and hotel deals — updated daily. Free.
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