Playa del Arenal, Sandy urban beach in Xàbia, Alicante, Spain

Playa del Arenal is a 480-metre-long sand and rock beach in Xàbia, bounded by the Canal de la Fontana to the north and Montañar Segundo to the south, with a width of 140 metres. It lies in an urban setting, reached by street, and has a seafront promenade, marked parking and a buoyed channel for boats.

Playa del Arenal takes its name from the sand that defines it: a 480-metre-long, 140-metre-wide sandy and rocky beach between the Canal de la Fontana to the north and Montañar Segundo to the south. Its present urban setting, with a seafront promenade, marked parking and a Blue Flag distinction, results from the development of Jávea's coastline for tourism in the second half of the 20th century.

Each summer the beach hosts an artisan market, and the sand is bordered by a strip of restaurants and nightlife venues that open onto it. The beach also has a marked channel for boats leaving and entering, a feature bathers share with small craft.

The beach sits in an urban setting with street access, a seafront promenade and marked parking, and is accessible for people with disabilities. A buoyed channel is reserved for boat traffic, with markers about 140 metres offshore, so swimmers should stay inside the swimming zone. The sand runs 480 metres from the Canal de la Fontana in the north to Montañar Segundo in the south.

The beach is known for surfing when large swells arrive, with waves reaching a maximum of about 2 metres. Markers placed 140 metres offshore separate the swimming area from boat traffic, and a buoyed channel lets small craft leave from the beach.