Playa de la Guardia, Mediterranean beach in Salobreña, Spain.

Playa de la Guardia is a beach in the municipality of Salobreña, Granada province, Andalusia. It runs for about 1,100 metres with an average width of 25 metres, and is bordered by farmland. The Peñón de Salobreña separates it from the neighbouring Playa de la Charca.

The beach has served as a maritime trading point since ancient times along Spain's southern coast. Over centuries, the bay became part of important sea routes connecting Africa and Europe, particularly as sugar production grew in the region.

The beach takes its name from the Guardia de Salobreña, the watchtower on the Peñón that separated it from Playa de la Charca. The sand runs alongside working agricultural fields, mainly sugar cane, which reach close to the shore. Bathers share the 1,100-metre shoreline with the farm landscape that has long defined this stretch of the Costa Tropical.

The beach provides parking areas and access to basic amenities including showers and rental sunbeds. It sits close to the N-340 highway, making it easy to reach from Salobreña and other nearby coastal towns.

The natural rock formations in the U-shaped bay separate this beach from neighboring shores and create distinct swimming areas with varying wave patterns. These formations also provide shelter from strong wind and shape how the coastline appears.