Playa Santa María del Mar, Urban beach in Cádiz Province, Spain

Playa Santa María del Mar, also called «playita de Las Mujeres», is a beach in the extramuros area of Cádiz, bounded by two breakwaters and running from Plaza Asdrúbal to Puerta Tierra. It is 630 to 850 metres long, and a high, steep embankment separates the sand from the promenade. Three accesses lead down: a curved ramp, stairs and a straight ramp.

This coastal section is part of Cádiz, a city whose history stretches back over 3000 years. The location of this beach still shows traces of this long human settlement on the Atlantic coast.

Locals affectionately call this place "La Playita de las Mujeres" and it remains deeply woven into daily coastal life. Many residents return regularly to spend time with family and friends, especially when the weather is warm.

The beach runs from Plaza Asdrúbal to Puerta Tierra and is reached by three marked accesses: a curved ramp in the north, a staircase in the middle and a straight ramp in the south. A tall, steep embankment separates the sand from the promenade, so the entrances are the only way down. Surfing is allowed only outside bathing hours or in low season.

In 2014, a new species of nudibranch sea slug, Piseinotecus soussi, was identified from specimens found at this beach and on Moroccan coasts. The early 20th-century almadraba here also yielded about 1,500 coins from the reign of Ferdinand VI, which some linked to the pirate Benito Soto's brig La Burla Negra.